Which to use
“entre” is a preposition and “entrée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #88
- “entre” frequency rank
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- 840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entre | entrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Au milieu de ou à peu près au milieu de l’espace qui sépare des personnes ou des choses dont on parle. | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes entre and entrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entre is \ɑ̃tʁ\ while entrée is \ɑ̃.tʁe\. 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 (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entre is recorded at frequency rank #88, classified as aprep, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\. 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 840, this pair ranks #439,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entre vs entrée
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entre": -. Private to "entrée": é.
"entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entre ← enntre · enrte · entrre · enttre · etnre · netre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entre" and "entrée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "entre" or "entrée"?
What to do next
You've compared "entre" and "entrée". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "entre" 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 #439,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entre" and "entrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entêté vs entrée". 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
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.