Which to use
“entendis” and “entendit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,320
- “entendis” frequency rank
- #25,644
- “entendit” frequency rank
- 72964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendis | entendit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. |
Same sound, different letters: entendis vs entendit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. entendis and entendit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - entendis / entendit
This is the hard kind. entendis and entendit are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - s in “entendis” becomes t in “entendit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendis is recorded at frequency rank #47,320, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\. 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 72964, this pair ranks #42,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entendis vs entendit
Shared letters: deint. Private to "entendis": s. Private to "entendit": -.
"entendis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "entendit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendis" and "entendit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entendis" vs "entendit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"entendis" and "entendit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendis" 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 #42,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendis" and "entendit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enedis vs entendis". 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 #42,181 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.