défendue
\de.fɑ̃.dy\
The verdict
“défendue” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,160. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,160
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de défendu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defendue · défendue · French
défendue · rank #13,160 · 12 variants · 19 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,160
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH décrets
Nearest frequency peer: décrets (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “défendue”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Dumont
Dumont
86,844 corpus weight
- décentralis…
décentralisation
86,843 corpus weight
- décrets
décrets
86,842 corpus weight
- défendue
défendue
86,841 corpus weight
- délires
délires
86,840 corpus weight
- déplore
déplore
86,839 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “défendue” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | défendue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.fɑ̃.dy\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,160 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “défendue” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around défendue (IPA \de.fɑ̃.dy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,160 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de défendu.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for défendue, with forms such as "ddéfendue", "defendue", and "dféendue". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "défense", "devenue", "détenue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is défendue, spelled D-É-F-E-N-D-U-E.
Definition
- 1Féminin singulier de défendu.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddéfendue
- defendue
- dféendue
- déefndue
- défednue
- défenddue
- défendeu
- défenndue
- défenude
- déffendue
- défnedue
- édfendue
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of défendue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "défendue", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "défendue". Here's where to go from here.
- "défendue" maps to 19 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "défense". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #13,160 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.