Which to use
“entra” and “esta” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,166
- “entra” frequency rank
- #38,787
- “esta” frequency rank
- 51953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entra | esta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entrer. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe ester. |
Where the eye mixes entra and esta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. entra runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against esta's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entra and esta
A purely visual mix-up. entra (\ɑ̃.tʁa\) and esta (\ɛs.ta\) 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 51953, 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\. esta is at rank #38,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛs.ta\.
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 51953, this pair ranks #151,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entra vs esta
Shared letters: aet. Private to "entra": nr. Private to "esta": s.
"entra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "esta" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entra" and "esta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entra" vs "esta" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entra" and "esta" 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 "esta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entra" and "esta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "essay vs esta". 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 #151,213 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.