Which to use
“entrerait” and “entrèrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,747
- “entrerait” frequency rank
- #41,274
- “entrèrent” frequency rank
- 88021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrerait | entrèrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de entrer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de entrer. |
Where the eye mixes entrerait and entrèrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entrerait (VCCCVCVVC) and entrèrent (VCCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: entrerait vs entrèrent
A purely visual mix-up. entrerait (\ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrerait is recorded at frequency rank #46,747, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ\. 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 88021, this pair ranks #7,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entrerait vs entrèrent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entrerait": ai. Private to "entrèrent": è.
"entrerait" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "entrèrent" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entrerait ← enntrerait · enrterait · enterrait · entrearit · entreraitt · entrerati · entreriat · entrerrait
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entrerait" and "entrèrent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "entrerait" or "entrèrent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrerait" 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 #7,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrerait" and "entrèrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrerait vs entrevoit". 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 #7,527 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.