fendu

\fɑ̃.dy\

/\fɑ̃.dy\/ adj

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The verdict

“fendu” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,435
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui présente une fente, une fêlure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fendu · fendu · French

fendu · rank #27,435 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,435
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH featuring

Nearest frequency peer: featuring (-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 « fendu »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fendu » 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).

fendu vs feu
60% similar
fendu vs fond
60% similar
fendu vs find
60% similar

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

Key facts for fendu
PropertyValue
Headwordfendu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɑ̃.dy\
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,435
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fendu »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fenduse 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 « featuring » (#27,434), « feuillets » (#27,436), « faillites » (#27,433). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fendu » est au #27,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fendu (IPA \fɑ̃.dy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,435 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fendu, with forms such as "efndu", "fednu", and "fenddu". 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, "feu", "fond", "find", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fendu, spelled F-E-N-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui présente une fente, une fêlure.
  2. 2
    Qui présente les caractéristiques d’une fente.
  3. 3
    Par exagération et par plaisanterie,
  4. 4
    Qui présente une ou plusieurs longues ouvertures.
  5. 5
    Se dit d'une pièce (en particulier un chevron) ou d’un meuble présentant un angle qui est absent de la représentation et laissant voir le champ. À rapprocher de brisé, découplé, rompu et tronçonné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle a saisi une pelle et une balayette en disant :« Ce n’est pas grave, Mrs. B., c’était l’assiette fendue. Elle était bonne à jeter, de toute façon.»
  2. Des yeux bien fendus, des yeux grands et un peu longs.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efndu
  • fednu
  • fenddu
  • fenndu
  • fenud
  • ffendu
  • fnedu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efndu2fednu2fenddu1fenndu1fenud2ffendu1fnedu2
Edit distance from "fendu"

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 "fendu"?
"fendu" is spelled F-E-N-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is \fɑ̃.dy\.
What does "fendu" mean?
As an adjective, "fendu" means: Qui présente une fente, une fêlure.
What words are commonly confused with "fendu"?
"fendu" is commonly confused with "feu", "fond", "find". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fendu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fendu" is \fɑ̃.dy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fendu" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gaspé#27,456gente#27,458gnome#27,461Davos#27,398

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list