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Which to use

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

#17,947
“entrera” frequency rank
#16,123
“entres” frequency rank
34070
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrera entres
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de entrer. Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de entrer.

Where the eye mixes entrera and entres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entrera runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against entres's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
entrera
6 ch
entres

Visual trap between entrera and entres

A purely visual mix-up. entrera (\ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa\) and entres (\ɑ̃tʁ\) 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 34070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entrera is recorded at frequency rank #17,947, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa\. entres is at rank #16,123, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\.

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 34070, this pair ranks #286,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entrera vs entres

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrera": a. Private to "entres": s.

"entrera" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "entres" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entrera ← enntrera · enrtera · enterra · entrear · entrerra · entrrea · entrrera · enttrera
  • entres ← enntres · enrtes · enters · entress · entrres · entrse · enttres · etnres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entrera" for "entres" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa\ versus \ɑ̃tʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entrera" or "entres"?
"entres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,123 in our French list, against #17,947 for "entrera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entrera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #286,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entrera" and "entres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entorses vs entres". 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 #286,372 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