Which to use
“entendu” is an adjective and “entendus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #820
- “entendu” frequency rank
- #9,001
- “entendus” frequency rank
- 9821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendu | entendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui s’entend bien à une chose. | Pluriel de entendu. |
Same sound, different letters: entendu vs entendus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. entendu runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against entendus's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: entendu vs entendus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: entendu and entendus 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 1 extra letter(s) - “entendu” sits inside “entendus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9821, 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\. entendus is at rank #9,001, 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 9821, this pair ranks #415,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendu vs entendus
Shared letters: dentu. Private to "entendu": -. Private to "entendus": s.
"entendu" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entendus" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendu" for "entendus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entendu" vs "entendus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"entendu" and "entendus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendu" and "entendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs entendus". 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 #415,277 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.