Which to use
“entends” is a verb and “ententes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,275
- “entends” frequency rank
- #25,306
- “ententes” frequency rank
- 27581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entends | ententes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de entendre. | Pluriel de entente. |
Where the eye mixes entends and ententes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entends runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against ententes's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entends and ententes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entends is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃\ while ententes is \ɑ̃.tɑ̃t\. 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 27581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entends is recorded at frequency rank #2,275, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃\. ententes is at rank #25,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃t\.
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 27581, this pair ranks #328,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entends vs ententes
Shared letters: enst. Private to "entends": d. Private to "ententes": -.
"entends" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "ententes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entends" and "ententes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "entends" vs "ententes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ententes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entends" and "ententes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ententes vs entêté". 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 #328,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.