Which to use
“entrer” and “envier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,410
- “entrer” frequency rank
- #18,195
- “envier” frequency rank
- 19605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrer | envier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aller de dehors vers dedans. | Désirer pour soi les avantages d’autrui. |
Where the eye mixes entrer and envier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entrer with envier
A purely visual mix-up. entrer (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) and envier (\ɑ̃.vje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19605, 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\. envier is at rank #18,195, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vje\.
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 19605, this pair ranks #372,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrer vs envier
Shared letters: enr. Private to "entrer": t. Private to "envier": iv.
"entrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "envier" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entrer" and "envier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "entrer" or "envier" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrer" and "envier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envier vs épier". 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 #372,435 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.