Which to use
“entrent” and “entrèrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,821
- “entrent” frequency rank
- #41,274
- “entrèrent” frequency rank
- 48095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrent | entrèrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entrer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de entrer. |
Where the eye mixes entrent and entrèrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entrent runs 7 letters (VCCCVCC) against entrèrent's 9 (VCCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entrent vs entrèrent
A purely visual mix-up. entrent (\ɑ̃tʁ\) and entrèrent (\ɑ̃.tʁɛʁ\) 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 48095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrent is recorded at frequency rank #6,821, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\. entrèrent is at rank #41,274, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁɛʁ\.
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 48095, this pair ranks #181,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entrent vs entrèrent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrent": -. Private to "entrèrent": è.
"entrent" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "entrèrent" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entrent ← enntrent · enrtent · enternt · entrennt · entrentt · entretn · entrnet · entrrent
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entrent" and "entrèrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entrent" vs "entrèrent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrèrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrent" and "entrèrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrerait vs entrèrent". 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 #181,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.