Which to use
“entrants” is an adjective and “entrons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,347
- “entrants” frequency rank
- #24,207
- “entrons” frequency rank
- 53554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrants | entrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de entrant. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe entrer. |
Where the eye mixes entrants and entrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between entrants and entrons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entrants is \ɑ̃.tʁɑ̃\ while entrons is \ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrants is recorded at frequency rank #29,347, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁɑ̃\. entrons is at rank #24,207, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃\.
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 53554, this pair ranks #139,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entrants vs entrons
Shared letters: enrst. Private to "entrants": a. Private to "entrons": o.
"entrants" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "entrons" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entrants" for "entrons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "entrants" or "entrons" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrants" and "entrons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entracte vs entrants". 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 #139,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.