Which to use
“entendra” and “entends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,438
- “entendra” frequency rank
- #2,275
- “entends” frequency rank
- 22713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendra | entends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de entendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendra and entends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entendra runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) 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 entendra with entends
A purely visual mix-up. entendra (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁa\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22713, 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\. 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 22713, this pair ranks #356,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendra vs entends
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendra": ar. Private to "entends": s.
"entendra" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "entends" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendra" for "entends" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entendra" or "entends"?
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 "entends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendra" and "entends" 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 #356,551 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.