Which to use
“entouraient” and “entourant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,781
- “entouraient” frequency rank
- #11,963
- “entourant” frequency rank
- 51744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entouraient | entourant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de entourer. | Participe présent de entourer. |
Where the eye mixes entouraient and entourant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: entouraient vs entourant
A purely visual mix-up. entouraient (\ɑ̃.tu.ʁɛ\) and entourant (\ɑ̃.tu.ʁɑ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entouraient is recorded at frequency rank #39,781, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tu.ʁɛ\. entourant is at rank #11,963, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tu.ʁɑ̃\.
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 51744, this pair ranks #152,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entouraient vs entourant
Shared letters: aenortu. Private to "entouraient": i. Private to "entourant": -.
"entouraient" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVVVCC · "entourant" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entouraient ← enntouraient · enoturaient · entoruaient · entouarient · entouraeint · entouraiennt · entouraientt · entouraietn
- entourant ← enntourant · enoturant · entoruant · entouarnt · entourannt · entourantt · entouratn · entournat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entouraient" for "entourant" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entouraient" vs "entourant" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entouraient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entourant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entouraient" and "entourant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entouraient vs entraient". 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 #152,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.