Which to use
“entrave” and “entrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,140
- “entrave” frequency rank
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- 15892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrave | entrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lien qu’on met aux jambes d’un animal, ou traverse suspendue par une corde à son cou, pour en gêner la marche. | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes entrave and entrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between entrave and entrée
A purely visual mix-up. entrave (\ɑ̃.tʁav\) and entrée (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrave is recorded at frequency rank #15,140, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁav\. entrée is at rank #752, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁe\.
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 15892, this pair ranks #390,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrave vs entrée
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrave": av. Private to "entrée": é.
"entrave" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entrave ← enntrave · enrtave · entarve · entraev · entravve · entrrave · entrvae · enttrave
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entrave" and "entrée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "entrave" vs "entrée" - which ranks higher?
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 "entrave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrave" and "entrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrave vs entravée". 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 #390,376 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.