Which to use
“entravent” and “entrèrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,273
- “entravent” frequency rank
- #41,274
- “entrèrent” frequency rank
- 82547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entravent | entrèrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entraver. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de entrer. |
Where the eye mixes entravent and entrèrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entravent and entrèrent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses entravent with entrèrent
A purely visual mix-up. entravent (\ɑ̃.tʁav\) and entrèrent (\ɑ̃.tʁɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82547, 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\. entrèrent is at rank #41,274, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁɛʁ\.
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 82547, this pair ranks #16,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entravent vs entrèrent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entravent": av. Private to "entrèrent": è.
"entravent" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC · "entrèrent" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entravent ← enntravent · enrtavent · entarvent · entraevnt · entravennt · entraventt · entravetn · entravnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entravent" and "entrèrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entravent" vs "entrèrent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entravent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrèrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entravent" and "entrèrent" 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 #16,520 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.