Which to use
“entraient” and “entrèrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,316
- “entraient” frequency rank
- #41,274
- “entrèrent” frequency rank
- 78590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entraient | entrèrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de entrer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de entrer. |
Where the eye mixes entraient and entrèrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entraient (VCCCVVVCC) and entrèrent (VCCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: entraient vs entrèrent
A purely visual mix-up. entraient (\ɑ̃.tʁɛ\) and entrèrent (\ɑ̃.tʁɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78590, 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\. entrèrent is at rank #41,274, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁɛʁ\.
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 78590, this pair ranks #25,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entraient vs entrèrent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entraient": ai. Private to "entrèrent": è.
"entraient" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVVCC · "entrèrent" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entraient ← enntraient · enrtaient · entarient · entraeint · entraiennt · entraientt · entraietn · entrainet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entraient" and "entrèrent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "entraient" or "entrèrent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entraient" and "entrèrent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entraient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrèrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entraient" and "entrèrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrerait 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 #25,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.