entendravsentendrezConfusable pair

Which to use

“entendra” and “entendrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,438
“entendra” frequency rank
#35,500
“entendrez” frequency rank
55938
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entendra entendrez
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de entendre. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de entendre.

Where the eye mixes entendra and entendrez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendra runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against entendrez's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
entendra
9 ch
entendrez

Look-alike desk: entendra vs entendrez

A purely visual mix-up. entendra (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁa\) and entendrez (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\) 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 55938, 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\. entendrez is at rank #35,500, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\.

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 55938, this pair ranks #124,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entendra vs entendrez

Shared letters: denrt. Private to "entendra": a. Private to "entendrez": z.

"entendra" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV  ·  "entendrez" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entendraenetndra · enntendra · entednra · entendar · entenddra · entendrra · entenndra · entenrda
  • entendrezenetndrez · enntendrez · entednrez · entenddrez · entenderz · entendrezz · entendrrez · entendrze

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entendra" for "entendrez" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁa\ versus \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entendra" vs "entendrez" - which ranks higher?
"entendra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,438 in our French list, against #35,500 for "entendrez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "entendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entendrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entendra" and "entendrez" 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 #124,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list