Which to use
“entendons” and “entendront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,133
- “entendons” frequency rank
- #48,495
- “entendront” frequency rank
- 68628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendons | entendront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de entendre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendons and entendront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entendons with entendront
A purely visual mix-up. entendons (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɔ̃\) and entendront (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁɔ̃\) 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 68628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendons is recorded at frequency rank #20,133, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɔ̃\. entendront is at rank #48,495, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁɔ̃\.
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 68628, this pair ranks #58,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entendons vs entendront
Shared letters: denot. Private to "entendons": s. Private to "entendront": r.
"entendons" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "entendront" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendons ← enetndons · enntendons · entednons · entenddons · entendnos · entendonns · entendonss · entendosn
- entendront ← enetndront · enntendront · entednront · entenddront · entendornt · entendrnot · entendronnt · entendrontt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendons" for "entendront" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entendons" vs "entendront" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entendons" and "entendront" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendons" and "entendront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engendrant vs entendront". 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 #58,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.