Which to use
“entendues” and “entendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,278
- “entendues” frequency rank
- #9,001
- “entendus” frequency rank
- 28279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendues | entendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entendue. | Pluriel de entendu. |
Same sound, different letters: entendues vs entendus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. entendues runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against entendus's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: entendues vs entendus
This is the hard kind. entendues and entendus are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendues is recorded at frequency rank #19,278, classified as anoun, 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 28279, this pair ranks #323,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendues vs entendus
Shared letters: denstu. Private to "entendues": -. Private to "entendus": -.
"entendues" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "entendus" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendues" and "entendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entendues" vs "entendus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"entendues" and "entendus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendues" 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 #323,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendues" and "entendus" 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 #323,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.