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“obtiendra” and “obtiendrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,083
“obtiendra” frequency rank
#32,937
“obtiendrait” frequency rank
52020
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature obtiendra obtiendrait
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de obtenir. Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de obtenir.

Where the eye mixes obtiendra and obtiendrait

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. obtiendra runs 9 letters (VCCVVCCCV) against obtiendrait's 11 (VCCVVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
obtiendra
11 ch
obtiendrait

Look-alike desk: obtiendra vs obtiendrait

A purely visual mix-up. obtiendra (\ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁa\) and obtiendrait (\ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “obtiendra” sits inside “obtiendrait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

obtiendra is recorded at frequency rank #19,083, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁa\. obtiendrait is at rank #32,937, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ\.

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 52020, this pair ranks #150,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of obtiendra vs obtiendrait

Shared letters: abdeinort. Private to "obtiendra": -. Private to "obtiendrait": -.

"obtiendra" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCCV  ·  "obtiendrait" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • obtiendra ← botiendra · obbtiendra · obitendra · obteindra · obtiednra · obtiendar · obtienddra · obtiendrra
  • obtiendrait ← botiendrait · obbtiendrait · obitendrait · obteindrait · obtiednrait · obtiendarit · obtienddrait · obtiendraitt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "obtiendra" for "obtiendrait" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁa\ versus \ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "obtiendra" or "obtiendrait"?
"obtiendra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,083 in our French list, against #32,937 for "obtiendrait". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "obtiendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "obtiendrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "obtiendra" and "obtiendrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtiendrait vs obtiendront". 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 #150,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list