Which to use
“entrevoir” and “entrevoit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,125
- “entrevoir” frequency rank
- #40,746
- “entrevoit” frequency rank
- 56871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrevoir | entrevoit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Voir imparfaitement, ou en passant. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de entrevoir. |
Where the eye mixes entrevoir and entrevoit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entrevoir and entrevoit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses entrevoir with entrevoit
A purely visual mix-up. entrevoir (\ɑ̃.tʁə.vwaʁ\) and entrevoit (\ɑ̃.tʁə.vwa\) 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 a single letter - r in “entrevoir” becomes t in “entrevoit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrevoir is recorded at frequency rank #16,125, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.vwaʁ\. entrevoit is at rank #40,746, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.vwa\.
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 56871, this pair ranks #118,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entrevoir vs entrevoit
Shared letters: einortv. Private to "entrevoir": -. Private to "entrevoit": -.
"entrevoir" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "entrevoit" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entrevoir" and "entrevoit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "entrevoir" or "entrevoit"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entrevoir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrevoit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrevoir" and "entrevoit" 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 #118,420 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.