fendre

\fɑ̃dʁ\

/\fɑ̃dʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“fendre” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,490
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diviser, séparer, couper en long ou en large, ou de toute autre manière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fendre · fendre · French

fendre · rank #31,490 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,490
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH feint

Nearest frequency peer: feint (-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 « fendre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fendre » 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).

fendre vs fondé
50% similar
fendre vs fente
67% similar
fendre vs fendu
67% similar

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

Key facts for fendre
PropertyValue
Headwordfendre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɑ̃dʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,490
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fendre »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fendrese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « feint » (#31,489), « ferries » (#31,491), « fay » (#31,488). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fendre » est au #31,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fendre (IPA \fɑ̃dʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,490 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fendre, with forms such as "efndre", "fednre", and "fenddre". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "fondé", "fente", "fendu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fendre, spelled F-E-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diviser, séparer, couper en long ou en large, ou de toute autre manière.
  2. 2
    Traverser avec effort un corps, une masse quelconque en en séparant les parties.
  3. 3
    Faire que les parties d’un corps continu se séparent et laissent des intervalles entre elles. S’entrouvrir, se gercer.
  4. 4
    Offrir, payer de sa poche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fendre avec des coins, avec une cognée.
  2. Fendre la peau légèrement.

Synonyms

crevasserlézarder

This word in other languages

split(English)hender(Español)spalten(Deutsch)fender(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efndre
  • fednre
  • fenddre
  • fender
  • fendrre
  • fenndre
  • fenrde
  • ffendre
  • fnedre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efndre2fednre2fenddre1fender2fendrre1fenndre1fenrde2ffendre1
Edit distance from "fendre"

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 "fendre"?
"fendre" is spelled F-E-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɑ̃dʁ\.
What does "fendre" mean?
As a verb, "fendre" means: Diviser, séparer, couper en long ou en large, ou de toute autre manière.
What words are commonly confused with "fendre"?
"fendre" is commonly confused with "fondé", "fente", "fendu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fendre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fendre" is \fɑ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fendre" come from?
"fendre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

farces#31,487Firmin#31,496flatte#31,497fondus#31,499

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Fouquet9 variantsenroule9 variantsdédier9 variantsground9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list