Which to use
“entrée” is a noun and “entrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- #1,410
- “entrer” frequency rank
- 2162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrée | entrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. | Aller de dehors vers dedans. |
Same sound, different letters: entrée vs entrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. entrée (VCCCVV) and entrer (VCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - entrée / entrer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entrée and entrer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, 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 2162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrée is recorded at frequency rank #752, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁe\. entrer is at rank #1,410, tagged as averb, 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 2162, this pair ranks #436,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrée vs entrer
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrée": é. Private to "entrer": -.
"entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "entrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entrer ← enntrer · enrter · enterr · entrerr · entrrer · enttrer · etnrer · netrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entrée" and "entrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entrée" vs "entrer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "entrée" / "entrer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrée" and "entrer" 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
Confusion rank #436,661 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.