Which to use
“rentré” is an adjective and “rentrées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,017
- “rentré” frequency rank
- #21,144
- “rentrées” frequency rank
- 25161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rentré | rentrées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter) | Pluriel de rentrée. |
Same sound, different letters: rentré vs rentrées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. rentré runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against rentrées's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - rentré and rentrées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rentré and rentrées 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 2 extra letter(s) - “rentré” sits inside “rentrées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25161, 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\. rentrées is at rank #21,144, 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 25161, this pair ranks #342,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rentré vs rentrées
Shared letters: enrté. Private to "rentré": -. Private to "rentrées": s.
"rentré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "rentrées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rentré" and "rentrées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rentré" vs "rentrées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "rentré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rentrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rentré" and "rentrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rénovées vs rentrées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #342,439 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.