Which to use
“entendit” and “entendra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,644
- “entendit” frequency rank
- #20,438
- “entendra” frequency rank
- 46082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendit | entendra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendit and entendra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entendit (VCCVCCVC) and entendra (VCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between entendit and entendra
A purely visual mix-up. entendit (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\) and entendra (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁa\) 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 46082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendit is recorded at frequency rank #25,644, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\. entendra is at rank #20,438, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁa\.
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 46082, this pair ranks #197,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendit vs entendra
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendit": i. Private to "entendra": ar.
"entendit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "entendra" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendit" for "entendra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entendit" or "entendra"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entendit" and "entendra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendit" and "entendra" 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 #197,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.