Which to use
“entendu” is an adjective and “entendues” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #820
- “entendu” frequency rank
- #19,278
- “entendues” frequency rank
- 20098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendu | entendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui s’entend bien à une chose. | Pluriel de entendue. |
Same sound, different letters: entendu vs entendues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - entendu / entendues
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entendu and entendues carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “entendu” sits inside “entendues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendu is recorded at frequency rank #820, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\. 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 20098, this pair ranks #369,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendu vs entendues
Shared letters: dentu. Private to "entendu": -. Private to "entendues": s.
"entendu" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entendues" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "entendu" / "entendues". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendu" 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 #369,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendu" 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 #369,961 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.