détends

\de.tɑ̃\

/\de.tɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“détends” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,734
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-detends · détends · French

détends · rank #40,734 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,734
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH désinvolte

Nearest frequency peer: désinvolte (-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 « détends »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « détends » 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).

détends vs détenu
71% similar
détends vs devenus
57% similar
détends vs détenus
86% similar

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

Key facts for détends
PropertyValue
Headworddétends
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.tɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,734
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « détends »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.détendsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « désinvolte » (#40,733), « détentrice » (#40,735), « ecclesia » (#40,736). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « détends » est au #40,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around détends (IPA \de.tɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,734 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for détends, with forms such as "ddétends", "detends", and "dtéends". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "détenu", "devenus", "détenus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is détends, spelled D-É-T-E-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de détendre.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de détendre.
  3. 3
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de détendre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddétends
  • detends
  • dtéends
  • déetnds
  • détedns
  • détendds
  • détendss
  • détennds
  • détensd
  • détneds
  • déttends
  • édtends

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddétends1detends1dtéends2déetnds2détedns2détendds1détendss1détennds1
Edit distance from "détends"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dénigre#40,731dociles#40,716diadème#40,714Delphes#40,711

Similar misspelling depth

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

démontée12 variantsempiéter12 variantsexaminera12 variantscontador12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list