Which to use
“entiers” is an adjective and “entrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,704
- “entiers” frequency rank
- #1,410
- “entrer” frequency rank
- 10114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entiers | entrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de entier. | Aller de dehors vers dedans. |
Where the eye mixes entiers and entrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entiers runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against entrer's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entiers and entrer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entiers is \ɑ̃.tje\ while entrer is \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entiers is recorded at frequency rank #8,704, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tje\. entrer is at rank #1,410, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10114, this pair ranks #414,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entiers vs entrer
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entiers": is. Private to "entrer": -.
"entiers" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "entrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entiers" and "entrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "entiers" or "entrer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entiers" and "entrer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entiers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entiers" and "entrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entiers vs étriers". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #414,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.