Which to use
“entendis” and “entends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,320
- “entendis” frequency rank
- #2,275
- “entends” frequency rank
- 49595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendis | entends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendis and entends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendis runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against entends's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entendis with entends
A purely visual mix-up. entendis (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\) and entends (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃\) 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 49595, 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\. entends is at rank #2,275, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃\.
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 49595, this pair ranks #169,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendis vs entends
Shared letters: denst. Private to "entendis": i. Private to "entends": -.
"entendis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "entends" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendis" for "entends" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entendis" or "entends"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entendis" and "entends" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendis" and "entends" 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 #169,358 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.