Which to use
“entretenue” and “entretenues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,009
- “entretenue” frequency rank
- #30,149
- “entretenues” frequency rank
- 49158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entretenue | entretenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de entretenu. | Féminin pluriel de entretenu. |
Same sound, different letters: entretenue vs entretenues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. entretenue runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCVV) against entretenues's 11 (VCCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - entretenue / entretenues
This is the hard kind. entretenue and entretenues are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.ny\) and both work as anadjective. 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 extra letter(s) - “entretenue” sits inside “entretenues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entretenue is recorded at frequency rank #19,009, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.ny\. entretenues is at rank #30,149, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.ny\.
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 49158, this pair ranks #172,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entretenue vs entretenues
Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "entretenue": -. Private to "entretenues": s.
"entretenue" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVV · "entretenues" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entretenue ← enntretenue · enrtetenue · entertenue · entreetnue · entreteneu · entretennue · entreteune · entretneue
- entretenues ← enntretenues · enrtetenues · entertenues · entreetnues · entreteneus · entretennues · entretenuess · entretenuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entretenue" for "entretenues" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "entretenue" or "entretenues" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "entretenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entretenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entretenue" and "entretenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entretenues vs entretenus". 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 #172,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.