entitésvsentréesTell them apart

Which to use

“entités” and “entrées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,845
“entités” frequency rank
#5,128
“entrées” frequency rank
13973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entités entrées
Definition Pluriel de entité. Pluriel de entrée.

Where the eye mixes entités and entrées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entités (VCCVCVC) and entrées (VCCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
entités
7 ch
entrées

Why the eye confuses entités with entrées

A purely visual mix-up. entités (\ɑ̃.ti.te\) and entrées (\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 13973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entités is recorded at frequency rank #8,845, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ti.te\. entrées is at rank #5,128, 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 13973, this pair ranks #398,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entités vs entrées

Shared letters: ensté. Private to "entités": i. Private to "entrées": r.

"entités" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "entrées" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entités" and "entrées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.ti.te\ versus \ɑ̃.tʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entités" vs "entrées" - which ranks higher?
"entrées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,128 in our French list, against #8,845 for "entités". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #398,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entités" and "entrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entêté vs entités". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #398,744 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list