Which to use
“entrées” is a noun and “entrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,128
- “entrées” frequency rank
- #1,410
- “entrer” frequency rank
- 6538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrées | entrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entrée. | Aller de dehors vers dedans. |
Same sound, different letters: entrées vs entrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - entrées / entrer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entrées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrées is recorded at frequency rank #5,128, 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 6538, this pair ranks #425,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrées vs entrer
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrées": sé. Private to "entrer": -.
"entrées" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "entrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entrer ← enntrer · enrter · enterr · entrerr · entrrer · enttrer · etnrer · netrer
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"entrées" and "entrer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrées" 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 #425,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrées" and "entrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entorses vs entrées". 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 #425,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.