Which to use
“entende” and “entendrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,475
- “entende” frequency rank
- #35,500
- “entendrez” frequency rank
- 53975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entende | entendrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe entendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entende and entendrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entende runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against entendrez's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entende vs entendrez
A purely visual mix-up. entende (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\) and entendrez (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\) 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 53975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entende is recorded at frequency rank #18,475, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\. entendrez is at rank #35,500, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\.
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 53975, this pair ranks #137,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entende vs entendrez
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entende": -. Private to "entendrez": rz.
"entende" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entendrez" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entende" for "entendrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entende" vs "entendrez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entende" and "entendrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entende" and "entendrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entende vs entêté". 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 #137,165 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.