entendeurvsentendusWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“entendeur” and “entendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,148
“entendeur” frequency rank
#9,001
“entendus” frequency rank
55149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entendeur entendus
Definition Celui qui comprend bien quelque chose. Pluriel de entendu.

Where the eye mixes entendeur and entendus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendeur runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against entendus's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
entendeur
8 ch
entendus

Why the eye confuses entendeur with entendus

A purely visual mix-up. entendeur (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dœʁ\) and entendus (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\) 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 55149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entendeur is recorded at frequency rank #46,148, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dœʁ\. entendus is at rank #9,001, tagged as anoun, 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 55149, this pair ranks #129,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entendeur vs entendus

Shared letters: dentu. Private to "entendeur": r. Private to "entendus": s.

"entendeur" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "entendus" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entendeurenetndeur · enntendeur · entedneur · entenddeur · entenderu · entendeurr · entenduer · entenedur
  • entendusenetndus · enntendus · entednus · entenddus · entendsu · entenduss · entenndus · entenuds

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entendeur" and "entendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dœʁ\ versus \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entendeur" vs "entendus" - which ranks higher?
"entendus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,001 in our French list, against #46,148 for "entendeur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "entendeur" and "entendus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entendeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #129,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entendeur" and "entendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entende vs entendeur". 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 #129,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list