Which to use
“entendre” and “entends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #872
- “entendre” frequency rank
- #2,275
- “entends” frequency rank
- 3147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendre | entends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percevoir un son. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de entendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendre and entends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entendre with entends
A purely visual mix-up. entendre (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\) 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 3147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendre is recorded at frequency rank #872, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\. 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 3147, this pair ranks #434,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendre vs entends
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendre": r. Private to "entends": s.
"entendre" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "entends" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendre" and "entends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entendre" or "entends"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendre" 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 #434,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendre" and "entends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs entends". 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 #434,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.