Which to use
“entrées” is a noun and “entrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,128
- “entrées” frequency rank
- #12,373
- “entrez” frequency rank
- 17501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrées | entrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entrée. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entrer. |
Same sound, different letters: entrées vs entrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - entrées and entrez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entrées and entrez 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 17501, 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\. entrez is at rank #12,373, 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 17501, this pair ranks #382,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrées vs entrez
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrées": sé. Private to "entrez": z.
"entrées" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "entrez" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entrez ← enntrez · enrtez · enterz · entrezz · entrrez · entrze · enttrez · etnrez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entrées" for "entrez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entrées" or "entrez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "entrées" / "entrez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrées" and "entrez" 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 #382,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.