Which to use
“entourées” is an adjective and “entourer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,939
- “entourées” frequency rank
- #16,353
- “entourer” frequency rank
- 45292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entourées | entourer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de entouré. | Mettre ou disposer autour ; être ou se tenir autour de. |
Same sound, different letters: entourées vs entourer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. entourées runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVVC) against entourer's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - entourées / entourer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entourées and entourer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entourées is recorded at frequency rank #28,939, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\. entourer is at rank #16,353, tagged as averb, 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 45292, this pair ranks #203,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entourées vs entourer
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "entourées": sé. Private to "entourer": -.
"entourées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC · "entourer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entourer ← enntourer · enoturer · entoruer · entouerr · entourerr · entourre · entourrer · enttourer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entourées" and "entourer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "entourées" or "entourer"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "entourées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entourer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entourées" and "entourer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entorses vs entourées". 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 #203,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.