entremisevsentrepriseConfusable pair

Which to use

“entremise” and “entreprise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,477
“entremise” frequency rank
#452
“entreprise” frequency rank
18929
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entremise entreprise
Definition Action de s’entremettre. Ce que l’on entreprend, ce que l’on a entrepris, un projet, un dessein.

Where the eye mixes entremise and entreprise

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entremise runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against entreprise's 10 (VCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
entremise
10 ch
entreprise

Visual trap between entremise and entreprise

A purely visual mix-up. entremise (\ɑ̃.tʁə.miz\) and entreprise (\ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁiz\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entremise is recorded at frequency rank #18,477, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.miz\. entreprise is at rank #452, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁiz\.

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 18929, this pair ranks #375,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entremise vs entreprise

Shared letters: einrst. Private to "entremise": m. Private to "entreprise": p.

"entremise" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "entreprise" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entremise ← enntremise · enrtemise · entermise · entreimse · entremies · entremisse · entremmise · entremsie
  • entreprise ← enntreprise · enrteprise · entrepirse · entrepprise · entrepries · entreprisse · entreprrise · entreprsie

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entremise" and "entreprise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.tʁə.miz\ versus \ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁiz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entremise" or "entreprise"?
"entreprise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #452 in our French list, against #18,477 for "entremise". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "entremise" and "entreprise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entremise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entreprise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #375,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entremise" and "entreprise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entremise vs extrémisme". 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 #375,889 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list