Which to use
“entraient” is a verb and “entrait” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,316
- “entraient” frequency rank
- #21,309
- “entrait” frequency rank
- 58625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entraient | entrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de entrer. | Poutre transversale qui porte, dans une ferme de comble, les arbalétriers et le poinçon. |
Same sound, different letters: entraient vs entrait
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. entraient runs 9 letters (VCCCVVVCC) against entrait's 7 (VCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - entraient / entrait
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entraient and entrait carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.tʁɛ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entraient is recorded at frequency rank #37,316, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁɛ\. 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 58625, this pair ranks #107,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entraient vs entrait
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "entraient": -. Private to "entrait": -.
"entraient" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVVCC · "entrait" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entraient" for "entrait" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "entraient" or "entrait" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "entraient" / "entrait". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "entraient" 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 #107,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entraient" and "entrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entraient vs entrèrent". 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 #107,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.