Which to use
“entra” and “entres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,166
- “entra” frequency rank
- #16,123
- “entres” frequency rank
- 29289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entra | entres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entrer. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de entrer. |
Where the eye mixes entra and entres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. entra runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against entres'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 entres
A purely visual mix-up. entra (\ɑ̃.tʁa\) and entres (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29289, 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\. entres is at rank #16,123, 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 29289, this pair ranks #317,626 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entra vs entres
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entra": a. Private to "entres": s.
"entra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "entres" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entra" for "entres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entra" vs "entres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entra" and "entres" 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 "entres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,626 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entra" and "entres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entorses vs entres". 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 #317,626 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.