Which to use
“entremise” and “extrémisme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,477
- “entremise” frequency rank
- #23,861
- “extrémisme” frequency rank
- 42338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entremise | extrémisme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de s’entremettre. | Opinion politique, économique, sociale, religieuse ou philosophique radicale, et qui peut servir de base théorique à des actions qui vont à l'encontre de la volonté ou des intérêts de tous. |
Where the eye mixes entremise and extrémisme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between entremise and extrémisme
A purely visual mix-up. entremise (\ɑ̃.tʁə.miz\) and extrémisme (\ɛk.stʁe.mism\) 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 42338, 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\. extrémisme is at rank #23,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.stʁe.mism\.
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 42338, this pair ranks #226,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entremise vs extrémisme
Shared letters: eimrst. Private to "entremise": n. Private to "extrémisme": xé.
"entremise" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "extrémisme" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entremise ← enntremise · enrtemise · entermise · entreimse · entremies · entremisse · entremmise · entremsie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entremise" and "extrémisme" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "entremise" or "extrémisme" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entremise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrémisme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entremise" and "extrémisme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extrémisme vs extrémiste". 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 #226,363 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.