Which to use
“entra” and “entrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,166
- “entra” frequency rank
- #1,410
- “entrer” frequency rank
- 14576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entra | entrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entrer. | Aller de dehors vers dedans. |
Where the eye mixes entra and entrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. entra runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against entrer's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entra with entrer
A purely visual mix-up. entra (\ɑ̃.tʁa\) and entrer (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) 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 14576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entra is recorded at frequency rank #13,166, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁa\. entrer is at rank #1,410, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁe\.
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 14576, this pair ranks #396,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entra vs entrer
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entra": a. Private to "entrer": -.
"entra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "entrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entra" and "entrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entra" or "entrer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entra" and "entrer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entra" and "entrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enora vs entra". 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 #396,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.