Which to use
“entendait” and “entendent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,318
- “entendait” frequency rank
- #7,314
- “entendent” frequency rank
- 17632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendait | entendent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de entendre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendait and entendent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendait (VCCVCCVVC) and entendent (VCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between entendait and entendent
A purely visual mix-up. entendait (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendait is recorded at frequency rank #10,318, 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 17632, this pair ranks #382,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendait vs entendent
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendait": ai. Private to "entendent": -.
"entendait" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "entendent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendait" and "entendent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entendait" vs "entendent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendait" 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 #382,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendait" and "entendent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendait 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 #382,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.