Which to use
“entendus” and “étendue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,001
- “entendus” frequency rank
- #5,207
- “étendue” frequency rank
- 14208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendus | étendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entendu. | Dimension d’une chose en longueur, largeur et profondeur. |
Where the eye mixes entendus and étendue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entendus runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against étendue's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entendus and étendue
A purely visual mix-up. entendus (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\) and étendue (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14208, 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\. étendue is at rank #5,207, tagged as anoun, 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 14208, this pair ranks #397,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entendus vs étendue
Shared letters: dentu. Private to "entendus": s. Private to "étendue": é.
"entendus" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "étendue" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendus ← enetndus · enntendus · entednus · entenddus · entendsu · entenduss · entenndus · entenuds
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendus" for "étendue" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entendus" or "étendue"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étendue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendus" and "étendue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs entendus". 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 #397,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.