Which to use
“entorse” and “entrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,002
- “entorse” frequency rank
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- 21754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entorse | entrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Distension violente et douloureuse des ligaments, et en général des parties molles qui entourent une articulation. | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes entorse and entrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entorse runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against entrée's 6 (VCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entorse vs entrée
A purely visual mix-up. entorse (\ɑ̃.tɔʁs\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21754, 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\. 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 21754, this pair ranks #361,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entorse vs entrée
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entorse": os. Private to "entrée": é.
"entorse" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entorse ← enntorse · enotrse · entores · entorrse · entorsse · entosre · entrose · enttorse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entorse" and "entrée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "entorse" 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 "entorse" 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 #361,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entorse" and "entrée" 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 #361,583 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.