Which to use
“entendent” and “entendit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,314
- “entendent” frequency rank
- #25,644
- “entendit” frequency rank
- 32958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendent | entendit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendent and entendit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendent runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against entendit's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entendent vs entendit
A purely visual mix-up. entendent (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\) and entendit (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendent is recorded at frequency rank #7,314, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\. entendit is at rank #25,644, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\.
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 32958, this pair ranks #293,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendent vs entendit
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendent": -. Private to "entendit": i.
"entendent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "entendit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entendent" and "entendit" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "entendent" vs "entendit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entendent" and "entendit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendent" and "entendit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs entendit". 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 #293,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.