Which to use
“rentré” is an adjective and “rentrent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,017
- “rentré” frequency rank
- #9,734
- “rentrent” frequency rank
- 13751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rentré | rentrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter) | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rentrer. |
Where the eye mixes rentré and rentrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rentré runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against rentrent's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rentré with rentrent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rentré is \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\ while rentrent is \ʁɑ̃tʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13751, 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\. rentrent is at rank #9,734, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃tʁ\.
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 13751, this pair ranks #399,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rentré vs rentrent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "rentré": é. Private to "rentrent": -.
"rentré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "rentrent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rentrent ← erntrent · renntrent · renrtent · renternt · rentrennt · rentrentt · rentretn · rentrnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rentré" for "rentrent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rentré" or "rentrent" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rentré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rentrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rentré" and "rentrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rentrent vs réparent". 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 #399,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.