distendre
\dis.tɑ̃dʁ\
The verdict
“distendre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élargir ou allonger par la tension.
Corpus desk
Index FR-distendre · distendre · French
distendre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distendre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dis.tɑ̃dʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « distendre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
distendre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dis.tɑ̃dʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élargir ou allonger par la tension.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for distendre, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is distendre, spelled D-I-S-T-E-N-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Élargir ou allonger par la tension.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how distendre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Son estomac est distendu par des gaz.
Quand la peau se distend.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.