Which to use
“entracte” and “entrave” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,021
- “entracte” frequency rank
- #15,140
- “entrave” frequency rank
- 50161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entracte | entrave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intervalle qui, dans la représentation d’une pièce de théâtre, sépare un acte d’un autre. | Lien qu’on met aux jambes d’un animal, ou traverse suspendue par une corde à son cou, pour en gêner la marche. |
Where the eye mixes entracte and entrave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entracte runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against entrave's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entracte with entrave
A purely visual mix-up. entracte (\ɑ̃.tʁakt\) and entrave (\ɑ̃.tʁav\) 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 50161, 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\. entrave is at rank #15,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁav\.
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 50161, this pair ranks #164,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entracte vs entrave
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entracte": c. Private to "entrave": v.
"entracte" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "entrave" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entracte" and "entrave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entracte" vs "entrave" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entracte" and "entrave" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entracte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entracte" and "entrave" 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 #164,806 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.