Which to use
“entité” and “entrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,820
- “entité” frequency rank
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- 7572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entité | entrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chose ou être qui existe par elle-même. | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes entité and entrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. entité (VCCVCV) and entrée (VCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: entité vs entrée
A purely visual mix-up. entité (\ɑ̃.ti.te\) and entrée (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entité is recorded at frequency rank #6,820, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ti.te\. entrée is at rank #752, tagged as anoun, 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 7572, this pair ranks #422,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entité vs entrée
Shared letters: enté. Private to "entité": i. Private to "entrée": r.
"entité" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entité" and "entrée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entité" vs "entrée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entité" and "entrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entêté vs entité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #422,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.