Which to use
“entendez” and “entendrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,865
- “entendez” frequency rank
- #35,500
- “entendrez” frequency rank
- 46365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendez | entendrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de entendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendez and entendrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entendez runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against entendrez's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entendez with entendrez
A purely visual mix-up. entendez (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.de\) and entendrez (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\) 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 46365, 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\. entendrez is at rank #35,500, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\.
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 46365, this pair ranks #195,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendez vs entendrez
Shared letters: dentz. Private to "entendez": -. Private to "entendrez": r.
"entendez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "entendrez" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entendez" and "entendrez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "entendez" or "entendrez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entendez" and "entendrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendez" and "entendrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engendrée vs entendrez". 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 #195,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.