Which to use
“entendit” and “étendit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,644
- “entendit” frequency rank
- #42,703
- “étendit” frequency rank
- 68347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendit | étendit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de entendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de étendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendit and étendit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entendit runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against étendit's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entendit vs étendit
A purely visual mix-up. entendit (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.di\) and étendit (\e.tɑ̃.di\) 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 68347, 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\. étendit is at rank #42,703, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.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 68347, this pair ranks #59,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entendit vs étendit
Shared letters: deint. Private to "entendit": -. Private to "étendit": é.
"entendit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "étendit" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendit ← enetndit · enntendit · entednit · entenddit · entenditt · entendti · entenidt · entenndit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendit" for "étendit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entendit" or "étendit"?
Useful next steps
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 "étendit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendit" and "étendit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs étendit". 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 #59,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.