fendue

\fɑ̃.dy\

/\fɑ̃.dy\/ noun

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The verdict

“fendue” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,811
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeune fille, jeune femme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fendue · fendue · French

fendue · rank #37,811 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,811
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH feindre

Nearest frequency peer: feindre (-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 « fendue »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fendue » 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).

fendue vs fondé
50% similar
fendue vs fondu
67% similar
fendue vs fente
67% similar

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

Key facts for fendue
PropertyValue
Headwordfendue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɑ̃.dy\
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,811
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fendue »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fenduese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « feindre » (#37,810), « figuier » (#37,812), « fautifs » (#37,809). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fendue » est au #37,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fendue (IPA \fɑ̃.dy\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,811 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fendue, with forms such as "efndue", "fednue", and "fenddue". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "fondé", "fondu", "fente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fendue, spelled F-E-N-D-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeune fille, jeune femme.
  2. 2
    Par ellipse, femme facile, prostituée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Qu’est-ce qu’elles vont nous faire ? Qu’est-ce qu’elles vont nous faire ? Qu’est-ce qu’elles vont nous faire ? Hein, les nanas, les gisquettes, les louloutes, les fendues…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efndue
  • fednue
  • fenddue
  • fendeu
  • fenndue
  • fenude
  • ffendue
  • fnedue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efndue2fednue2fenddue1fendeu2fenndue1fenude2ffendue1fnedue2
Edit distance from "fendue"

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 "fendue"?
"fendue" is spelled F-E-N-D-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɑ̃.dy\.
What does "fendue" mean?
As a noun, "fendue" means: Jeune fille, jeune femme.
What words are commonly confused with "fendue"?
"fendue" is commonly confused with "fondé", "fondu", "fente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fendue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fendue" is \fɑ̃.dy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fendue" come from?
"fendue" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list