Which to use
“entendra” and “entendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,438
- “entendra” frequency rank
- #872
- “entendre” frequency rank
- 21310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendra | entendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de entendre. | Percevoir un son. |
Where the eye mixes entendra and entendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendra and entendre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: entendra vs entendre
A purely visual mix-up. entendra (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁa\) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “entendra” becomes e in “entendre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendra is recorded at frequency rank #20,438, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁa\. 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 21310, this pair ranks #363,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendra vs entendre
Shared letters: denrt. Private to "entendra": a. Private to "entendre": -.
"entendra" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "entendre" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendra" and "entendre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entendra" or "entendre"?
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 "entendra" 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 #363,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendra" and "entendre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendra vs éteindra". 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 #363,831 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.