Which to use
“entourent” and “entourer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,699
- “entourent” frequency rank
- #16,353
- “entourer” frequency rank
- 27052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entourent | entourer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entourer. | Mettre ou disposer autour ; être ou se tenir autour de. |
Where the eye mixes entourent and entourer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entourent runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCC) against entourer's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entourent vs entourer
A purely visual mix-up. entourent (\ɑ̃.tuʁ\) and entourer (\ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entourent is recorded at frequency rank #10,699, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tuʁ\. 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 27052, this pair ranks #331,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entourent vs entourer
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "entourent": -. Private to "entourer": -.
"entourent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC · "entourer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entourent" and "entourer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entourent" or "entourer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entourent" and "entourer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entourent" 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 #331,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entourent" and "entourer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encourir vs entourer". 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 #331,352 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.