étendu
\e.tɑ̃.dy\
The verdict
“étendu” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,775
- frequency rank, French
- 40,273
- “É” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grand, large, vaste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-etendu · étendu · French
étendu · rank #7,775 · 9 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,775
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 40,273
- PHOTO-FINISH éternité
Nearest frequency peer: éternité (+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 “étendu”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- éclater
éclater
92,229 corpus weight
- écrites
écrites
92,228 corpus weight
- étendu
étendu
92,226 corpus weight
- éternité
éternité
92,225 corpus weight
- aboutir
aboutir
92,224 corpus weight
- accélérer
accélérer
92,223 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “étendu” 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 | étendu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.tɑ̃.dy\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “étendu” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around étendu (IPA \e.tɑ̃.dy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,775 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for étendu, with forms such as "etendu", "téendu", and "éetndu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "étendue", "étendus", "étendues", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is étendu, spelled É-T-E-N-D-U.
Definition
- 1Grand, large, vaste.
- 2Dont le registre est important.
- 3Qui correspond à un ensemble plus grand de référents.
- 4Se dit des animaux ailés ou du vol qui est représenté les ailes déployées.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- etendu
- téendu
- éetndu
- étednu
- étenddu
- étenndu
- étenud
- étnedu
- éttendu
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of étendu - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "étendu", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.