détend

\de.tɑ̃\

/\de.tɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“détend” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,607. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,607
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de détendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-detend · détend · French

détend · rank #21,607 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,607
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dérapage

Nearest frequency peer: dérapage (-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 « détend »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « détend » 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).

détend vs devenu
50% similar
détend vs détenu
83% similar
détend vs détenus
71% similar

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

Key facts for détend
PropertyValue
Headworddétend
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.tɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,607
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « détend »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).détendse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dérapage » (#21,606), « dîners » (#21,608), « démarque » (#21,605). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « détend » est au #21,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around détend (IPA \de.tɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,607 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de détendre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for détend, with forms such as "ddétend", "detend", and "dtéend". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "devenu", "détenu", "détenus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is détend, spelled D-É-T-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de détendre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. PÉTRISSAGE Malaxage des muscles avec les paumes. Détend les muscles, stimule la circulation sanguine, défibrose les tissus.
  2. Laurène se détend dans son bain moussant aux extraits de lavande tandis que je me badigeonne de gel à raser.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddétend
  • detend
  • dtéend
  • déetnd
  • détedn
  • détendd
  • détennd
  • détned
  • déttend
  • édtend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of détend - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddétend1detend1dtéend2déetnd2détedn2détendd1détennd1détned2
Edit distance from "détend"

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 "détend"?
"détend" is spelled D-É-T-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \de.tɑ̃\.
What does "détend" mean?
As a verb, "détend" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de détendre.
What words are commonly confused with "détend"?
"détend" is commonly confused with "devenu", "détenu", "détenus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "détend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "détend" is \de.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "détend" come from?
"détend" 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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dîners#21,608endort#21,612doudou#21,599exacts#21,616

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

dualité10 variantsfascine10 variantsfourgon10 variantscoupons10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list