Which to use
“entre” is a preposition and “être” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #71
- “entre” frequency rank
- #48,731
- “être” frequency rank
- 48802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entre | être |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designa relação de situação em meio de, ou de situação no espaço que separa | ser vivo |
Where the eye mixes entre and être
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: entre vs être
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entre is /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/ while être is /ɛtʁ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48802, 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/. être is at rank #48,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɛtʁ/.
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 48802, this pair ranks #16,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entre vs être
Shared letters: ert. Private to "entre": n. Private to "être": ê.
"entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "être" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entre ← enntre · enrte · enter · entrre · enttre · etnre · netre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entre" and "être" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "entre" or "être" 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 "être" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entre" and "être" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erre 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 #16,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.