attendrir

\ɑ.tɑ̃.dʁiʁ\

/\ɑ.tɑ̃.dʁiʁ\/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“attendrir” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,590
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre tendre et facile à manger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-attendrir · attendrir · French

attendrir · rank #46,590 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,590
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH assèchement

Nearest frequency peer: assèchement (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « attendrir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « attendrir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

attendrir vs atterrir
78% similar
attendrir vs attendre
78% similar
attendrir vs attendra
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for attendrir
PropertyValue
Headwordattendrir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ.tɑ̃.dʁiʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,590
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « attendrir »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).attendrirse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « assèchement » (#46,589), « assujettissement » (#46,588), « aurevoir » (#46,592). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « attendrir » est au #46,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around attendrir (IPA \ɑ.tɑ̃.dʁiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,590 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for attendrir, with forms such as "atendrir", "atetndrir", and "attednrir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "atterrir", "attendre", "attendra", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is attendrir, spelled A-T-T-E-N-D-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre tendre et facile à manger.
  2. 2
    Émouvoir de compassion, de tendresse.
  3. 3
    Devenir tendre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how attendrir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il faut battre ce gigot pour l’attendrir.
  2. Les choux s’attendrissent à la gelée.

This word in other languages

soften(English)enternecer(Español)amaciar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atendrir
  • atetndrir
  • attednrir
  • attenddrir
  • attendirr
  • attendrirr
  • attendrri
  • attendrrir
  • attenndrir
  • attenrdir
  • attnedrir
  • tatendrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of attendrir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atendrir1atetndrir2attednrir2attenddrir1attendirr2attendrirr1attendrri2attendrrir1
Edit distance from "attendrir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "attendrir"?
"attendrir" is spelled A-T-T-E-N-D-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ.tɑ̃.dʁiʁ\.
What does "attendrir" mean?
As a verb, "attendrir" means: Rendre tendre et facile à manger.
What words are commonly confused with "attendrir"?
"attendrir" is commonly confused with "atterrir", "attendre", "attendra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "attendrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attendrir" is \ɑ.tɑ̃.dʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "attendrir" come from?
"attendrir" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "attendrir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ardennais#46,580Berlinale#46,606aggravées#46,563adressons#46,559

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

aztèques12 variantsagrandis12 variantsabordons12 variantsAbdeslam12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list