Which to use
“entendus” and “ententes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,001
- “entendus” frequency rank
- #25,306
- “ententes” frequency rank
- 34307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendus | ententes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entendu. | Pluriel de entente. |
Where the eye mixes entendus and ententes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entendus and ententes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses entendus with ententes
A purely visual mix-up. entendus (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendus is recorded at frequency rank #9,001, 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 34307, this pair ranks #284,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendus vs ententes
Shared letters: enst. Private to "entendus": du. Private to "ententes": -.
"entendus" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ententes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entendus" and "ententes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "entendus" or "ententes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendus" 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 #284,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendus" 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 #284,735 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.