Which to use
“entrées” and “entrevues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,128
- “entrées” frequency rank
- #21,932
- “entrevues” frequency rank
- 27060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrées | entrevues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entrée. | Pluriel de entrevue. |
Where the eye mixes entrées and entrevues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entrées runs 7 letters (VCCCVVC) against entrevues's 9 (VCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entrées vs entrevues
A purely visual mix-up. entrées (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) and entrevues (\ɑ̃.tʁə.vy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27060, 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\. entrevues is at rank #21,932, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.vy\.
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 27060, this pair ranks #331,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entrées vs entrevues
Shared letters: enrst. Private to "entrées": é. Private to "entrevues": uv.
"entrées" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "entrevues" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entrevues ← enntrevues · enrtevues · entervues · entreuves · entreveus · entrevuess · entrevuse · entrevvues
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entrées" for "entrevues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entrées" vs "entrevues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entrées" and "entrevues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrevues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrées" and "entrevues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entretuer vs entrevues". 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 #331,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.