Which to use
“entrée” is a noun and “extreme” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- #18,481
- “extreme” frequency rank
- 19233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrée | extreme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. | Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de extrem. |
Where the eye mixes entrée and extreme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. entrée runs 6 letters (VCCCVV) against extreme's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entrée with extreme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entrée is \ɑ̃.tʁe\ while extreme is \ɛksˈtʁeːmə\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19233, 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\. extreme is at rank #18,481, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛksˈtʁeːmə\.
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 19233, this pair ranks #374,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrée vs extreme
Shared letters: ert. Private to "entrée": né. Private to "extreme": mx.
"entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "extreme" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extreme ← etxreme · exrteme · exterme · extreem · extremme · extrmee · extrreme · exttreme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entrée" and "extreme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entrée" or "extreme"?
What to do next
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 "extreme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrée" and "extreme" 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 #374,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.