Which to use
“entendre” and “étendra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #872
- “entendre” frequency rank
- #37,623
- “étendra” frequency rank
- 38495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendre | étendra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percevoir un son. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de étendre. |
Where the eye mixes entendre and étendra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entendre runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against étendra's 7 (VCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entendre vs étendra
A purely visual mix-up. entendre (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ\) and étendra (\e.tɑ̃.dʁa\) 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 38495, 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\. étendra is at rank #37,623, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃.dʁa\.
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 38495, this pair ranks #254,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendre vs étendra
Shared letters: denrt. Private to "entendre": -. Private to "étendra": aé.
"entendre" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "étendra" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendre ← enetndre · enntendre · entednre · entenddre · entender · entendrre · entenndre · entenrde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendre" and "étendra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entendre" vs "étendra" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entendre" and "étendra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étendra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendre" and "étendra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éteindra vs étendra". 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 #254,875 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.