Which to use
“obtiendrait” and “obtiendront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,937
- “obtiendrait” frequency rank
- #42,494
- “obtiendront” frequency rank
- 75431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obtiendrait | obtiendront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de obtenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de obtenir. |
Where the eye mixes obtiendrait and obtiendront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. obtiendrait (VCCVVCCCVVC) and obtiendront (VCCVVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: obtiendrait vs obtiendront
A purely visual mix-up. obtiendrait (\ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ\) and obtiendront (\ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃\) 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 75431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obtiendrait is recorded at frequency rank #32,937, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ\. obtiendront is at rank #42,494, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃\.
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 75431, this pair ranks #34,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obtiendrait vs obtiendront
Shared letters: bdeinort. Private to "obtiendrait": a. Private to "obtiendront": -.
"obtiendrait" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVVC · "obtiendront" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- obtiendrait ← botiendrait · obbtiendrait · obitendrait · obteindrait · obtiednrait · obtiendarit · obtienddrait · obtiendraitt
- obtiendront ← botiendront · obbtiendront · obitendront · obteindront · obtiednront · obtienddront · obtiendornt · obtiendrnot
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obtiendrait" and "obtiendront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "obtiendrait" or "obtiendront" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "obtiendrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obtiendront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obtiendrait" and "obtiendront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtiendra vs obtiendrait". 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 #34,121 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.