Which to use
“entracte” and “entrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,021
- “entracte” frequency rank
- #21,309
- “entrait” frequency rank
- 56330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entracte | entrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intervalle qui, dans la représentation d’une pièce de théâtre, sépare un acte d’un autre. | Poutre transversale qui porte, dans une ferme de comble, les arbalétriers et le poinçon. |
Where the eye mixes entracte and entrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entracte with entrait
A purely visual mix-up. entracte (\ɑ̃.tʁakt\) and entrait (\ɑ̃.tʁɛ\) 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 56330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entracte is recorded at frequency rank #35,021, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁakt\. entrait is at rank #21,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁɛ\.
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 56330, this pair ranks #121,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entracte vs entrait
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entracte": c. Private to "entrait": i.
"entracte" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "entrait" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entracte" for "entrait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entracte" or "entrait"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entracte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entracte" and "entrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entracte vs entravée". 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 #121,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.