Which to use
“attendez” and “attendit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,207
- “attendez” frequency rank
- #38,153
- “attendit” frequency rank
- 42360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attendez | attendit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de attendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de attendre. |
Where the eye mixes attendez and attendit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between attendez and attendit
A purely visual mix-up. attendez (\a.tɑ̃.de\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
attendez is recorded at frequency rank #4,207, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɑ̃.de\. 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 42360, this pair ranks #226,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of attendez vs attendit
Shared letters: adent. Private to "attendez": z. Private to "attendit": i.
"attendez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "attendit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "attendez" and "attendit" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "attendez" vs "attendit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "attendez" 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 #226,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attendez" 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 #226,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.