Which to use
“entend” and “étend” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,625
- “entend” frequency rank
- #5,002
- “étend” frequency rank
- 6627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entend | étend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de entendre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de étendre. |
Where the eye mixes entend and étend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: entend vs étend
A purely visual mix-up. entend (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃\) and étend (\e.tɑ̃\) 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 6627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entend is recorded at frequency rank #1,625, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃\. étend is at rank #5,002, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃\.
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 6627, this pair ranks #425,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entend vs étend
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entend": -. Private to "étend": é.
"entend" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "étend" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entend ← enetnd · enntend · entedn · entendd · entennd · entned · enttend · etnend
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entend" and "étend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entend" vs "étend" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entend" and "étend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entend vs entêté". 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 #425,710 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.