Which to use
“entrée” is a noun and “entres” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- #16,123
- “entres” frequency rank
- 16875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrée | entres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de entrer. |
Where the eye mixes entrée and entres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entrée (VCCCVV) and entres (VCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: entrée vs entres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entrée is \ɑ̃.tʁe\ while entres is \ɑ̃tʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16875, 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\. entres is at rank #16,123, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\.
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 16875, this pair ranks #385,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrée vs entres
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrée": é. Private to "entres": s.
"entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "entres" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entres ← enntres · enrtes · enters · entress · entrres · entrse · enttres · etnres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entrée" and "entres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "entrée" or "entres"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrée" and "entres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entorses vs entres". 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 #385,837 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.