Which to use
“entouré” is a verb and “entourées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,574
- “entouré” frequency rank
- #28,939
- “entourées” frequency rank
- 33513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entouré | entourées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin du verbe entourer. | Féminin pluriel de entouré. |
Same sound, different letters: entouré vs entourées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. entouré runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against entourées's 9 (VCCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: entouré vs entourées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entouré and entourées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “entouré” sits inside “entourées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entouré is recorded at frequency rank #4,574, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\. entourées is at rank #28,939, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\.
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 33513, this pair ranks #290,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entouré vs entourées
Shared letters: enortué. Private to "entouré": -. Private to "entourées": s.
"entouré" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "entourées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entouré" and "entourées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "entouré" or "entourées"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "entouré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entourées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entouré" and "entourées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entorses vs entourées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #290,145 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.