Which to use
“entendez” and “entendit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,865
- “entendez” frequency rank
- #25,644
- “entendit” frequency rank
- 36509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendez | entendit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de entendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendez and entendit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entendez and entendit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between entendez and entendit
A purely visual mix-up. entendez (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.de\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendez is recorded at frequency rank #10,865, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.de\. 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 36509, this pair ranks #269,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendez vs entendit
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendez": z. Private to "entendit": i.
"entendez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "entendit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendez" and "entendit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entendez" or "entendit"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendez" 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 #269,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendez" 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 #269,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.