entendrezvsentenduesTell them apart

Quick tell: entendrez is a verb, entendues is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“entendrez” is a verb and “entendues” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,500
“entendrez” frequency rank
#19,278
“entendues” frequency rank
54778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entendrez entendues
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de entendre. Pluriel de entendue.

Where the eye mixes entendrez and entendues

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
entendrez
9 ch
entendues

Why the eye confuses entendrez with entendues

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entendrez is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dʁe\ while entendues is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54778, 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\. entendues is at rank #19,278, 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 54778, this pair ranks #131,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entendrez vs entendues

Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendrez": rz. Private to "entendues": su.

"entendrez" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC  ·  "entendues" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entendrezenetndrez · enntendrez · entednrez · entenddrez · entenderz · entendrezz · entendrrez · entendrze
  • entenduesenetndues · enntendues · entednues · entenddues · entendeus · entenduess · entenduse · entenndues

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entendrez" and "entendues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entendrez" is a verb and "entendues" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "entendrez" or "entendues"?
"entendues" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,278 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.

What to do next

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 "entendues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #131,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entendrez" and "entendues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs entendues". 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 #131,746 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