Which to use
“entendant” is an adjective and “entendront” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,622
- “entendant” frequency rank
- #48,495
- “entendront” frequency rank
- 64117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendant | entendront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui entend depuis la naissance. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendant and entendront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: entendant vs entendront
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entendant is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɑ̃\ while entendront is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendant is recorded at frequency rank #15,622, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɑ̃\. entendront is at rank #48,495, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁɔ̃\.
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 64117, this pair ranks #78,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entendant vs entendront
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendant": a. Private to "entendront": or.
"entendant" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "entendront" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendant ← enetndant · enntendant · entednant · entenadnt · entendannt · entendantt · entendatn · entenddant
- entendront ← enetndront · enntendront · entednront · entenddront · entendornt · entendrnot · entendronnt · entendrontt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendant" for "entendront" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "entendant" or "entendront" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendant" and "entendront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engendrant 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 #78,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.