Which to use
“rentrées” is a noun and “rentrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,144
- “rentrées” frequency rank
- #22,068
- “rentrez” frequency rank
- 43212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rentrées | rentrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rentrée. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rentrer. |
Same sound, different letters: rentrées vs rentrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. rentrées runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against rentrez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - rentrées and rentrez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rentrées and rentrez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, 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 43212, 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\. rentrez is at rank #22,068, tagged as averb, 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 43212, this pair ranks #219,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rentrées vs rentrez
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "rentrées": sé. Private to "rentrez": z.
"rentrées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "rentrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rentrez ← erntrez · renntrez · renrtez · renterz · rentrezz · rentrrez · rentrze · renttrez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rentrées" and "rentrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rentrées" or "rentrez"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "rentrées" / "rentrez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rentrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rentrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rentrées" and "rentrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rentrez vs resterez". 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 #219,807 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.