Which to use
“entourent” and “entrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,699
- “entourent” frequency rank
- #6,821
- “entrent” frequency rank
- 17520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entourent | entrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entourer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entrer. |
Where the eye mixes entourent and entrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entourent runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCC) against entrent's 7 (VCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entourent and entrent
A purely visual mix-up. entourent (\ɑ̃.tuʁ\) and entrent (\ɑ̃tʁ\) 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 17520, 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\. entrent is at rank #6,821, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\.
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 17520, this pair ranks #382,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entourent vs entrent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entourent": ou. Private to "entrent": -.
"entourent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC · "entrent" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entourent" and "entrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "entourent" or "entrent" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entourent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entourent" and "entrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrent vs envient". 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 #382,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.