Which to use
“entraîne” and “extraite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,841
- “entraîne” frequency rank
- #20,444
- “extraite” frequency rank
- 24285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entraîne | extraite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de entraîner. | Participe passé féminin singulier de extraire. |
Where the eye mixes entraîne and extraite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entraîne and extraite follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses entraîne with extraite
A purely visual mix-up. entraîne (\ɑ̃.tʁɛn\) and extraite (\ɛks.tʁɛt\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entraîne is recorded at frequency rank #3,841, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁɛn\. extraite is at rank #20,444, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛks.tʁɛt\.
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 24285, this pair ranks #347,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entraîne vs extraite
Shared letters: aert. Private to "entraîne": nî. Private to "extraite": ix.
"entraîne" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "extraite" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extraite ← etxraite · exrtaite · extarite · extraiet · extraitte · extratie · extriate · extrraite
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entraîne" and "extraite" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "entraîne" or "extraite"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entraîne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extraite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entraîne" and "extraite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entracte vs extraite". 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 #347,477 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.