Which to use
“descendit” and “descendra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,269
- “descendit” frequency rank
- #46,100
- “descendra” frequency rank
- 83369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descendit | descendra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de descendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de descendre. |
Where the eye mixes descendit and descendra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descendit (CVCCVCCVC) and descendra (CVCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between descendit and descendra
A purely visual mix-up. descendit (\dɛ.sɑ̃.di\) and descendra (\dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁa\) 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 83369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descendit is recorded at frequency rank #37,269, classified as averb, pronounced \dɛ.sɑ̃.di\. descendra is at rank #46,100, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɛ.sɑ̃.dʁa\.
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 83369, this pair ranks #14,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descendit vs descendra
Shared letters: cdens. Private to "descendit": it. Private to "descendra": ar.
"descendit" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "descendra" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descendit" for "descendra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "descendit" vs "descendra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "descendit" and "descendra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descendit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descendra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descendit" and "descendra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défendit vs descendit". 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 #14,966 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.