Which to use
“entrer” and “entrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,410
- “entrer” frequency rank
- #12,373
- “entrez” frequency rank
- 13783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrer | entrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aller de dehors vers dedans. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entrer. |
Same sound, different letters: entrer vs entrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - entrer / entrez
This is the hard kind. entrer and entrez are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “entrer” becomes z in “entrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrer is recorded at frequency rank #1,410, classified as averb, 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 13783, this pair ranks #399,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrer vs entrez
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrer": -. Private to "entrez": z.
"entrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "entrez" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entrer" and "entrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entrer" or "entrez"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "entrer" / "entrez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrer" 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 #399,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrer" and "entrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enter vs entrez". 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 #399,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.