Which to use
“rentré” is an adjective and “rentrée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,017
- “rentré” frequency rank
- #2,643
- “rentrée” frequency rank
- 6660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rentré | rentrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter) | Action de rentrer. |
Same sound, different letters: rentré vs rentrée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - rentré and rentrée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rentré and rentrée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rentré” sits inside “rentrée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rentré is recorded at frequency rank #4,017, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\. rentrée is at rank #2,643, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.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 6660, this pair ranks #425,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rentré vs rentrée
Shared letters: enrté. Private to "rentré": -. Private to "rentrée": -.
"rentré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "rentrée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rentré" and "rentrée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "rentré" or "rentrée" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "rentré" / "rentrée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rentré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rentrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rentré" and "rentrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rentré vs rustre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #425,605 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.