Which to use
“entende” and “étendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,475
- “entende” frequency rank
- #5,515
- “étendre” frequency rank
- 23990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entende | étendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe entendre. | Faire qu’une chose acquière plus de surface ou plus de volume, soit en la rendant plus mince, soit en la tirant ou en la dilatant. |
Where the eye mixes entende and étendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entende (VCCVCCV) and étendre (VCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses entende with étendre
A purely visual mix-up. entende (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\) and étendre (\e.tɑ̃dʁ\) 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 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23990, 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\. étendre is at rank #5,515, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃dʁ\.
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 23990, this pair ranks #349,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entende vs étendre
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entende": -. Private to "étendre": ré.
"entende" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "étendre" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entende ← enetnde · enntende · entedne · entendde · entened · entennde · entnede · enttende
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entende" and "étendre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "entende" vs "étendre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étendre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entende" and "étendre" 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 #349,289 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.