Which to use
“étend” is a verb and “even” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,002
- “étend” frequency rank
- #24,583
- “even” frequency rank
- 29585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étend | even |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de étendre. | Synonyme de évène. |
Letter map: étend vs even
Shared letters muted; letters that set étend and even apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. étend runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against even's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - étend and even
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: étend is averb and evenanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étend is recorded at frequency rank #5,002, classified as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃\. even is at rank #24,583, tagged as anoun.
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 29585, this pair ranks #315,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étend vs even
Shared letters: en. Private to "étend": dté. Private to "even": v.
"étend" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- even ← eevn · evenn · evne · evven · veen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "étend" and "even" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "étend" or "even"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "étend" and "even".
- Full dictionary entry for "étend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "even" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étend" and "even" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "even vs Ewan". 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 #315,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.