Which to use
“entrées” and “êtres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,128
- “entrées” frequency rank
- #3,583
- “êtres” frequency rank
- 8711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrées | êtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entrée. | Répartition des diverses parties d’une maison, c’est-à-dire l’escalier, les corridors, les pièces, etc. S’emploie surtout dans ces phrases : |
Where the eye mixes entrées and êtres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entrées with êtres
A purely visual mix-up. entrées (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) and êtres (\ɛtʁ\) 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 8711, 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\. êtres is at rank #3,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛtʁ\.
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 8711, this pair ranks #419,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrées vs êtres
Shared letters: erst. Private to "entrées": né. Private to "êtres": ê.
"entrées" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "êtres" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entrées" for "êtres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entrées" vs "êtres" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entrées" and "êtres" 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 "êtres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrées" and "êtres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entorses vs entrées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #419,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.