Which to use
“entendons” and “entends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,133
- “entendons” frequency rank
- #2,275
- “entends” frequency rank
- 22408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendons | entends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de entendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendons and entends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendons runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against entends's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entendons with entends
A purely visual mix-up. entendons (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dɔ̃\) and entends (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22408, 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\. entends is at rank #2,275, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃\.
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 22408, this pair ranks #358,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendons vs entends
Shared letters: denst. Private to "entendons": o. Private to "entends": -.
"entendons" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "entends" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendons" and "entends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entendons" vs "entends" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendons" and "entends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendons 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 #358,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.