entravsentreraConfusable pair

Which to use

“entra” and “entrera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,166
“entra” frequency rank
#17,947
“entrera” frequency rank
31113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entra entrera
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entrer. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de entrer.

Where the eye mixes entra and entrera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
entra
7 ch
entrera

Visual trap between entra and entrera

A purely visual mix-up. entra (\ɑ̃.tʁa\) and entrera (\ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa\) 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 31113, 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\. entrera is at rank #17,947, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa\.

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 31113, this pair ranks #305,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entra vs entrera

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entra": -. Private to "entrera": -.

"entra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "entrera" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entraenntra · enrta · entar · entrra · enttra · etnra · netra
  • entreraenntrera · enrtera · enterra · entrear · entrerra · entrrea · entrrera · enttrera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entra" and "entrera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.tʁa\ versus \ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entra" or "entrera"?
"entra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,166 in our French list, against #17,947 for "entrera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "entra" and "entrera" 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 "entrera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #305,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entra" and "entrera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrera vs entrerait". 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 #305,887 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list