étendu
French, adjective/e.tɑ̃.dy/
étendu is spelled É-T-E-N-D-U (6 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written French, the 7,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Étendu is a French adjective meaning “extensive (wide)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of étendre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand, large, vaste”.
What does étendu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
extensive (wide)
- 2
widespread
verb
- 1
past participle of étendre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Grand, large, vaste. 2. Dont le registre est important. 3. Qui correspond à un ensemble plus grand de référents. 4. Se dit des animaux ailés ou du vol qui est représenté les ailes déployées.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of étendu
- étendue feminine
- étendus masculine plural
- étendues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce étendu?
- /e.tɑ̃.dy/
- \e.tɑ̃.dy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to étendu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is étendu in French?
étendu appears 8.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).