Which to use
“entendis” is a verb and “étendus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,320
- “entendis” frequency rank
- #23,432
- “étendus” frequency rank
- 70752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendis | étendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. | Masculin pluriel de étendu. |
Where the eye mixes entendis and étendus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entendis runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against étendus's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entendis vs étendus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entendis is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\ while étendus is \e.tɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70752, 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\. étendus is at rank #23,432, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.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 70752, this pair ranks #50,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entendis vs étendus
Shared letters: denst. Private to "entendis": i. Private to "étendus": ué.
"entendis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "étendus" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendis ← enetndis · enntendis · entednis · entenddis · entendiss · entendsi · entenids · entenndis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendis" and "étendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entendis" or "étendus"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendis" and "étendus" 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 #50,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.