Which to use
“entendais” and “entendons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,466
- “entendais” frequency rank
- #20,133
- “entendons” frequency rank
- 34599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendais | entendons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de entendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendais and entendons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendais (VCCVCCVVC) and entendons (VCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses entendais with entendons
A purely visual mix-up. entendais (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɛ\) and entendons (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɔ̃\) 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 34599, 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\. entendons is at rank #20,133, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɔ̃\.
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 34599, this pair ranks #282,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendais vs entendons
Shared letters: denst. Private to "entendais": ai. Private to "entendons": o.
"entendais" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "entendons" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entendais" and "entendons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "entendais" vs "entendons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entendais" and "entendons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendais" and "entendons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendons vs entendront". 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 #282,700 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.