Which to use
“attende” and “attendit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,535
- “attende” frequency rank
- #38,153
- “attendit” frequency rank
- 59688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attende | attendit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de attendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de attendre. |
Where the eye mixes attende and attendit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. attende runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against attendit's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between attende and attendit
A purely visual mix-up. attende (\a.tɑ̃d\) and attendit (\a.tɑ̃.di\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
attende is recorded at frequency rank #21,535, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɑ̃d\. attendit is at rank #38,153, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.tɑ̃.di\.
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 59688, this pair ranks #101,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of attende vs attendit
Shared letters: adent. Private to "attende": -. Private to "attendit": i.
"attende" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "attendit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "attende" for "attendit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "attende" or "attendit" show up more?
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 "attende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "attendit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attende" and "attendit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "attendit vs attendrir". 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 #101,724 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.