bend

noun

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The verdict

“bend” is an uncommon French word, ranked #53,157 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,157
frequency rank, French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tournant (d’une rue), virage (d'une rue), courbe (d’un fleuve), pli (d’un coude, d’un genou).

Key facts for bend
PropertyValue
Headwordbend
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bend” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bend lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bend is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #53,157 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bend, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bend, spelled B-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tournant (d’une rue), virage (d'une rue), courbe (d’un fleuve), pli (d’un coude, d’un genou).
  2. 2
    Bande.

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 "bend"?
"bend" is spelled B-E-N-D.
What does "bend" mean?
As a noun, "bend" means: Tournant (d’une rue), virage (d'une rue), courbe (d’un fleuve), pli (d’un coude, d’un genou).
What language does "bend" come from?
"bend" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bend”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list