Which to use
“entorse” is a noun and “entourée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,002
- “entorse” frequency rank
- #8,237
- “entourée” frequency rank
- 29239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entorse | entourée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Distension violente et douloureuse des ligaments, et en général des parties molles qui entourent une articulation. | Féminin singulier de entouré. |
Where the eye mixes entorse and entourée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entorse runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against entourée's 8 (VCCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entorse and entourée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entorse is \ɑ̃.tɔʁs\ while entourée is \ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entorse is recorded at frequency rank #21,002, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɔʁs\. entourée is at rank #8,237, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\.
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 29239, this pair ranks #317,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entorse vs entourée
Shared letters: enort. Private to "entorse": s. Private to "entourée": ué.
"entorse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entourée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entorse ← enntorse · enotrse · entores · entorrse · entorsse · entosre · entrose · enttorse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entorse" for "entourée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entorse" or "entourée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entorse" and "entourée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entorse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entourée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entorse" and "entourée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entorse vs entorses". 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 #317,897 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.