Which to use
“entre” is a preposition and “envie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #71
- “entre” frequency rank
- #4,900
- “envie” frequency rank
- 4971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entre | envie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designa relação de situação em meio de, ou de situação no espaço que separa | inveja |
Where the eye mixes entre and envie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entre with envie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entre is /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/ while envie is \ɑ̃.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entre is recorded at frequency rank #71, classified as aprep, pronounced /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/. envie is at rank #4,900, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vi\.
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 4971, this pair ranks #69,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entre vs envie
Shared letters: en. Private to "entre": rt. Private to "envie": iv.
"entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "envie" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entre" and "envie" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "entre" or "envie" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entre" and "envie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entre vs être". 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 #69,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.