entendis

\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\

/\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\/ verb

The verdict

“entendis” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,320
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entendis · entendis · French

entendis · rank #47,320 · 12 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,320
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entailles

Nearest frequency peer: entailles (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « entendis »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « entendis » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entendis vs entendu
75% similar
entendis vs entends
88% similar
entendis vs étendus
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entendis
PropertyValue
Headwordentendis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,320
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « entendis »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).entendisse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « entailles » (#47,319), « enjambe » (#47,318), « escarmouches » (#47,322). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entendis » est au #47,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around entendis (IPA \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,320 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for entendis, with forms such as "enetndis", "enntendis", and "entednis". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "entendu", "entends", "étendus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is entendis, spelled E-N-T-E-N-D-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how entendis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nous descendîmes du bahut, et cependant que je réglais la course, j’entendis derrière moi une voix de femme âgée s’exclamer : « Tiens ! bonsoir, ma fille. »

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enetndis
  • enntendis
  • entednis
  • entenddis
  • entendiss
  • entendsi
  • entenids
  • entenndis
  • entnedis
  • enttendis
  • etnendis
  • netendis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entendis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enetndis2enntendis1entednis2entenddis1entendiss1entendsi2entenids2entenndis1
Edit distance from "entendis"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entendis"?
"entendis" is spelled E-N-T-E-N-D-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\.
What does "entendis" mean?
As a verb, "entendis" means: Première personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre.
What words are commonly confused with "entendis"?
"entendis" is commonly confused with "entendu", "entends", "étendus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entendis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entendis" is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entendis" come from?
"entendis" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entendis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list