Which to use
“entendu” and “étendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #820
- “entendu” frequency rank
- #23,432
- “étendus” frequency rank
- 24252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendu | étendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui s’entend bien à une chose. | Masculin pluriel de étendu. |
Where the eye mixes entendu and étendus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entendu (VCCVCCV) and étendus (VCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between entendu and étendus
A purely visual mix-up. entendu (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\) and étendus (\e.tɑ̃.dy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24252, 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\. étendus is at rank #23,432, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.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 24252, this pair ranks #347,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendu vs étendus
Shared letters: dentu. Private to "entendu": -. Private to "étendus": sé.
"entendu" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "étendus" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendu ← enetndu · enntendu · entednu · entenddu · entenndu · entenud · entnedu · enttendu
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendu" and "étendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entendu" vs "étendus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entendu" and "étendus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendu" and "étendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs étendus". 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 #347,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.