Which to use
“entouraient” and “entourent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,781
- “entouraient” frequency rank
- #10,699
- “entourent” frequency rank
- 50480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entouraient | entourent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de entourer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entourer. |
Where the eye mixes entouraient and entourent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. entouraient runs 11 letters (VCCVVCVVVCC) against entourent's 9 (VCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entouraient vs entourent
A purely visual mix-up. entouraient (\ɑ̃.tu.ʁɛ\) and entourent (\ɑ̃.tuʁ\) 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 50480, 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\. entourent is at rank #10,699, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tuʁ\.
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 50480, this pair ranks #162,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entouraient vs entourent
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "entouraient": ai. Private to "entourent": -.
"entouraient" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVVVCC · "entourent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entouraient ← enntouraient · enoturaient · entoruaient · entouarient · entouraeint · entouraiennt · entouraientt · entouraietn
- entourent ← enntourent · enoturent · entoruent · entouernt · entourennt · entourentt · entouretn · entournet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entouraient" for "entourent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entouraient" vs "entourent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "entourent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entouraient" and "entourent" 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 #162,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.