Which to use
“entendues” and “ententes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,278
- “entendues” frequency rank
- #25,306
- “ententes” frequency rank
- 44584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendues | ententes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entendue. | Pluriel de entente. |
Where the eye mixes entendues and ententes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entendues runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against ententes's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entendues with ententes
A purely visual mix-up. entendues (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\) and ententes (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44584, 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\. ententes is at rank #25,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃t\.
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 44584, this pair ranks #209,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendues vs ententes
Shared letters: enst. Private to "entendues": du. Private to "ententes": -.
"entendues" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "ententes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendues" and "ententes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entendues" vs "ententes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ententes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendues" and "ententes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ententes vs entêté". 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 #209,365 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.