Which to use
“entrait” and “extrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,309
- “entrait” frequency rank
- #2,613
- “extrait” frequency rank
- 23922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrait | extrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poutre transversale qui porte, dans une ferme de comble, les arbalétriers et le poinçon. | Substance qu’on a extraite d’une autre par quelque opération. |
Where the eye mixes entrait and extrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: entrait vs extrait
A purely visual mix-up. entrait (\ɑ̃.tʁɛ\) and extrait (\ɛk.stʁɛ\) 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 a single letter - n in “entrait” becomes x in “extrait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrait is recorded at frequency rank #21,309, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁɛ\. extrait is at rank #2,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.stʁɛ\.
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 23922, this pair ranks #349,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrait vs extrait
Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "entrait": n. Private to "extrait": x.
"entrait" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "extrait" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entrait" and "extrait" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "entrait" or "extrait" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrait" and "extrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrait vs entrerait". 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 #349,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.