Which to use
“entendent” and “étendant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,314
- “entendent” frequency rank
- #17,050
- “étendant” frequency rank
- 24364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendent | étendant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entendre. | Participe présent de étendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendent and étendant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entendent runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against étendant's 8 (VCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entendent with étendant
A purely visual mix-up. entendent (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃d\) and étendant (\e.tɑ̃.dɑ̃\) 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 24364, 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\. étendant is at rank #17,050, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃.dɑ̃\.
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 24364, this pair ranks #347,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendent vs étendant
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendent": -. Private to "étendant": aé.
"entendent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "étendant" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendent ← enetndent · enntendent · entednent · entenddent · entendennt · entendentt · entendetn · entendnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendent" and "étendant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entendent" or "étendant"?
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 "étendant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendent" and "étendant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étendant vs étendit". 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 #347,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.