entendre

\ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\

/\ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“entendre” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #872. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#872
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Percevoir un son.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entendre · entendre · French

entendre · rank #872 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #872
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH devait

Nearest frequency peer: devait (-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 « entendre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « entendre » 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).

entendre vs entendu
75% similar
entendre vs entends
75% similar
entendre vs étendue
63% similar

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

Key facts for entendre
PropertyValue
Headwordentendre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#872
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « entendre »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « devait » (#871), « faits » (#873), « derniers » (#870). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entendre » est au #872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around entendre (IPA \ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #872 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for entendre, with forms such as "enetndre", "enntendre", and "entednre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "entendu", "entends", "étendue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is entendre, spelled E-N-T-E-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Percevoir un son.
  2. 2
    Percevoir un son qui n’existe pas.
  3. 3
    Écouter d’une oreille attentive.
  4. 4
    Comprendre.
  5. 5
    Apprendre, prendre connaissance de quelque chose (l’objet désigne soit un propos, un message, un rapport destiné au sujet, soit la personne qui le lui adresse).
  6. 6
    Consulter.
  7. 7
    Recueillir les dépositions d’un témoin, d’un accusé dans une des phases de la procédure de jugement.
  8. 8
    (En parlant d’un prêtre) Écouter la confession d’un pécheur.
  9. 9
    Apprendre un fait, une nouvelle bizarre ou stupéfiante.
  10. 10
    Assister à un spectacle public en tant qu’auditeur (sens actif : donner).
  11. 11
    Exaucer.
  12. 12
    Être d’accord, accepter.
  13. 13
    Vouloir dire.
  14. 14
    Exiger.
  15. 15
    Vouloir ; avoir l’intention de.
  16. 16
    Avoir de bonnes relations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et je n’entendis plus qu'un murmure confus, semblable au murmure de la marée montante, ou au rugissement sauvage qui s'élève dans le bestiaire quand on vient d'ouvrir l’arène.
  2. On entendait vers Noisseville des hourras et des accents lointains d’une musique allemande.

Synonyms

comprendreouïrécouteracoustiquer

This word in other languages

hear(English)oír(Español)hören(Deutsch)ouvir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enetndre
  • enntendre
  • entednre
  • entenddre
  • entender
  • entendrre
  • entenndre
  • entenrde
  • entnedre
  • enttendre
  • etnendre
  • netendre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entendre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enetndre2enntendre1entednre2entenddre1entender2entendrre1entenndre1entenrde2
Edit distance from "entendre"

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 "entendre"?
"entendre" is spelled E-N-T-E-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\.
What does "entendre" mean?
As a verb, "entendre" means: Percevoir un son.
What words are commonly confused with "entendre"?
"entendre" is commonly confused with "entendu", "entends", "étendue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entendre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entendre" is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entendre" come from?
"entendre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

derniers#870continue#867articles#864majorité#904

Similar misspelling depth

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

contraire12 variantsassemblée12 variantsdiscours12 variantspersonnel12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list