Which to use
“entendent” and “entendront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,314
- “entendent” frequency rank
- #48,495
- “entendront” frequency rank
- 55809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendent | entendront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entendre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendent and entendront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entendent with entendront
A purely visual mix-up. entendent (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\) and entendront (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁɔ̃\) 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 55809, 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\. 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 55809, this pair ranks #125,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendent vs entendront
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendent": -. Private to "entendront": or.
"entendent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "entendront" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendent ← enetndent · enntendent · entednent · entenddent · entendennt · entendentt · entendetn · entendnet
- entendront ← enetndront · enntendront · entednront · entenddront · entendornt · entendrnot · entendronnt · entendrontt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendent" for "entendront" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entendent" or "entendront"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendent" 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 #125,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendent" 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 #125,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.