Which to use
“entravent” is a verb and “entraves” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,273
- “entravent” frequency rank
- #27,426
- “entraves” frequency rank
- 68699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entravent | entraves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entraver. | Pluriel de entrave. |
Same sound, different letters: entravent vs entraves
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. entravent runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCC) against entraves's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - entravent / entraves
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entravent and entraves carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.tʁav\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entravent is recorded at frequency rank #41,273, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁav\. entraves is at rank #27,426, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁav\.
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 68699, this pair ranks #58,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entravent vs entraves
Shared letters: aenrtv. Private to "entravent": -. Private to "entraves": s.
"entravent" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC · "entraves" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entravent" and "entraves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entravent" or "entraves"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "entravent" / "entraves". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "entravent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entraves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,053 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entravent" and "entraves" 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 #58,053 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.