Which to use
“entravée” is an adjective and “entraver” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,496
- “entravée” frequency rank
- #22,257
- “entraver” frequency rank
- 70753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entravée | entraver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de entravé. | Gêner, empêcher la marche par une entrave. |
Same sound, different letters: entravée vs entraver
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. entravée (VCCCVCVV) and entraver (VCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: entravée vs entraver
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entravée and entraver carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.tʁa.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entravée is recorded at frequency rank #48,496, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁa.ve\. entraver is at rank #22,257, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁa.ve\.
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 70753, this pair ranks #50,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entravée vs entraver
Shared letters: aenrtv. Private to "entravée": é. Private to "entraver": -.
"entravée" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV · "entraver" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entraver ← enntraver · enrtaver · entarver · entraevr · entraverr · entravre · entravver · entrraver
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entravée" and "entraver" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "entravée" or "entraver" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "entravée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entraver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entravée" and "entraver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entravée vs entravent". 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 #50,153 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.