Which to use
“entendais” and “entendis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,466
- “entendais” frequency rank
- #47,320
- “entendis” frequency rank
- 61786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendais | entendis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de entendre. | Première personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendais and entendis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entendais runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against entendis's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entendais with entendis
A purely visual mix-up. entendais (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɛ\) and entendis (\ɑ̃.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 61786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendais is recorded at frequency rank #14,466, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɛ\. entendis is at rank #47,320, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.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 61786, this pair ranks #90,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entendais vs entendis
Shared letters: deinst. Private to "entendais": a. Private to "entendis": -.
"entendais" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "entendis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendais" and "entendis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "entendais" or "entendis" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendais" and "entendis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enedis vs entendis". 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 #90,441 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.