Which to use
“entendit” and “entendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,644
- “entendit” frequency rank
- #872
- “entendre” frequency rank
- 26516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendit | entendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. | Percevoir un son. |
Where the eye mixes entendit and entendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entendit (VCCVCCVC) and entendre (VCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between entendit and entendre
A purely visual mix-up. entendit (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\) and entendre (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\) 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 26516, 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\. entendre is at rank #872, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\.
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 26516, this pair ranks #334,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendit vs entendre
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendit": i. Private to "entendre": r.
"entendit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "entendre" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendit" for "entendre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entendit" or "entendre"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendit" and "entendre" 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 #334,518 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.