Which to use
“entendrez” is a verb and “entendue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,500
- “entendrez” frequency rank
- #9,000
- “entendue” frequency rank
- 44500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendrez | entendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de entendre. | Femme qui se croit capable, qui est suffisante, qui joue l’importante. |
Where the eye mixes entendrez and entendue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendrez runs 9 letters (VCCVCCCVC) against entendue's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entendrez and entendue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entendrez is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\ while entendue is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendrez is recorded at frequency rank #35,500, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\. entendue is at rank #9,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\.
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 44500, this pair ranks #210,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendrez vs entendue
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendrez": rz. Private to "entendue": u.
"entendrez" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "entendue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendrez" for "entendue" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "entendrez" or "entendue" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendrez" and "entendue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engendrée vs entendrez". 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 #210,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.