Which to use
“entorse” is a noun and “entre” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,002
- “entorse” frequency rank
- #88
- “entre” frequency rank
- 21090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entorse | entre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Distension violente et douloureuse des ligaments, et en général des parties molles qui entourent une articulation. | Au milieu de ou à peu près au milieu de l’espace qui sépare des personnes ou des choses dont on parle. |
Where the eye mixes entorse and entre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entorse runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against entre's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entorse with entre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entorse is \ɑ̃.tɔʁs\ while entre is \ɑ̃tʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21090, 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\. entre is at rank #88, tagged as aprep, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\.
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 21090, this pair ranks #364,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entorse vs entre
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entorse": os. Private to "entre": -.
"entorse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entorse" and "entre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "entorse" or "entre" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entorse" and "entre" 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 "entre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entorse" and "entre" 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 #364,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.