entenduesvsentendusWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
entendues
8 ch
entendus

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

  • entendues ← enetndues · enntendues · entednues · entenddues · entendeus · entenduess · entenduse · entenndues
  • entendus ← enetndus · enntendus · entednus · entenddus · entendsu · entenduss · entenndus · entenuds

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entendues" and "entendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "entendues" vs "entendus" - which ranks higher?
"entendus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,001 in our French list, against #19,278 for "entendues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list