rentrées vs rentrés, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“rentrées” is a noun and “rentrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,144
“rentrées” frequency rank: #13,899
“rentrés” frequency rank: 35043
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	rentrées	rentrés
Definition	Pluriel de rentrée.	Masculin pluriel de rentré.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rentrées and rentrés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

rentrées

7 ch

rentrés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rentrées and rentrés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rentrées is recorded at frequency rank #21,144, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\. rentrés is at rank #13,899, tagged as anadj, 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 35043, this pair ranks #279,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rentrées vs rentrés

Shared letters: enrsté. Private to "rentrées": -. Private to "rentrés": -.

"rentrées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "rentrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Frequency comparison

rentrées#21,144

rentrés#13,899

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rentrées" and "rentrés" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rentrées" is a noun and "rentrés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "rentrées" or "rentrés"?

"rentrés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,899 in our French list, against #21,144 for "rentrées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rentrées vs rentrés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “rentrées”; for an adjective, it's “rentrés”.
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