Which to use
“entende” is a verb and “entendu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,475
- “entende” frequency rank
- #820
- “entendu” frequency rank
- 19295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entende | entendu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe entendre. | Qui s’entend bien à une chose. |
Where the eye mixes entende and entendu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entende and entendu follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between entende and entendu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entende is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\ while entendu is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “entende” becomes u in “entendu”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19295, 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\. entendu is at rank #820, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\.
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 19295, this pair ranks #373,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entende vs entendu
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entende": -. Private to "entendu": u.
"entende" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entendu" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entende" and "entendu" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "entende" vs "entendu" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entende" and "entendu" 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 "entendu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entende" and "entendu" 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 #373,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.