Which to use
“entendaient” and “entendent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,051
- “entendaient” frequency rank
- #7,314
- “entendent” frequency rank
- 34365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendaient | entendent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de entendre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendaient and entendent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. entendaient runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVVVCC) against entendent's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entendaient and entendent
A purely visual mix-up. entendaient (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɛ\) and entendent (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\) 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 34365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendaient is recorded at frequency rank #27,051, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɛ\. entendent is at rank #7,314, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\.
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 34365, this pair ranks #284,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendaient vs entendent
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendaient": ai. Private to "entendent": -.
"entendaient" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVVCC · "entendent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendaient ← enetndaient · enntendaient · entednaient · entenadient · entendaeint · entendaiennt · entendaientt · entendaietn
- entendent ← enetndent · enntendent · entednent · entenddent · entendennt · entendentt · entendetn · entendnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendaient" for "entendent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entendaient" or "entendent"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entendaient" and "entendent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendaient" and "entendent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendaient vs entendement". 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 #284,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.