Which to use
“entouré” and “entourent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,574
- “entouré” frequency rank
- #10,699
- “entourent” frequency rank
- 15273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entouré | entourent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin du verbe entourer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entourer. |
Where the eye mixes entouré and entourent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entouré runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against entourent's 9 (VCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entouré and entourent
A purely visual mix-up. entouré (\ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\) 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 15273, 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\. 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 15273, this pair ranks #393,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entouré vs entourent
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "entouré": é. Private to "entourent": -.
"entouré" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "entourent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entourent ← enntourent · enoturent · entoruent · entouernt · entourennt · entourentt · entouretn · entournet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entouré" for "entourent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entouré" or "entourent"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entouré" 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 #393,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entouré" and "entourent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entourent vs entrèrent". 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 #393,072 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.