Which to use
“entourait” and “entourant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,930
- “entourait” frequency rank
- #11,963
- “entourant” frequency rank
- 47893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entourait | entourant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de entourer. | Participe présent de entourer. |
Where the eye mixes entourait and entourant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entourait with entourant
A purely visual mix-up. entourait (\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 a single letter - i in “entourait” becomes n in “entourant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entourait is recorded at frequency rank #35,930, 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 47893, this pair ranks #183,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entourait vs entourant
Shared letters: aenortu. Private to "entourait": i. Private to "entourant": -.
"entourait" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC · "entourant" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entourait" and "entourant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entourait" or "entourant"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entourait" 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 #183,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entourait" and "entourant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entourait vs entrerait". 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 #183,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.