Which to use
“atteindrait” and “attendait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,164
- “atteindrait” frequency rank
- #4,041
- “attendait” frequency rank
- 43205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atteindrait | attendait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de atteindre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de attendre. |
Where the eye mixes atteindrait and attendait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses atteindrait with attendait
A purely visual mix-up. atteindrait (\a.tɛ̃.dʁɛ\) and attendait (\a.tɑ̃.dɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atteindrait is recorded at frequency rank #39,164, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɛ̃.dʁɛ\. attendait is at rank #4,041, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.tɑ̃.dɛ\.
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 43205, this pair ranks #219,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atteindrait vs attendait
Shared letters: adeint. Private to "atteindrait": r. Private to "attendait": -.
"atteindrait" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVVC · "attendait" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atteindrait ← ateindrait · atetindrait · atteidnrait · atteindarit · atteinddrait · atteindraitt · atteindrati · atteindriat
- attendait ← atendait · atetndait · attednait · attenadit · attendaitt · attendati · attenddait · attendiat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atteindrait" for "attendait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "atteindrait" or "attendait"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "atteindrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "attendait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atteindrait" and "attendait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atteindrait vs atteindront". 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 #219,855 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.