pendu

\pɑ̃.dy\

/\pɑ̃.dy\/ adj

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The verdict

“pendu” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,756
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attaché en hauteur à quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pendu · pendu · French

pendu · rank #14,756 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,756
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH peints

Nearest frequency peer: peints (-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 « pendu »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pendu » 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).

pendu vs peu
60% similar
pendu vs perd
60% similar
pendu vs pneu
60% similar

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

Key facts for pendu
PropertyValue
Headwordpendu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɑ̃.dy\
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,756
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pendu »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « peints » (#14,755), « pinceau » (#14,757), « pavés » (#14,754). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pendu » est au #14,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pendu (IPA \pɑ̃.dy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,756 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pendu, with forms such as "epndu", "pednu", and "penddu". 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, "peu", "perd", "pneu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pendu, spelled P-E-N-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attaché en hauteur à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Qui se tient obstinément près de.
  3. 3
    Attaché au gibet, à la potence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sitôt pris, sitôt pendu, exprime une prompte décision.
  2. Avoir la langue bien pendue, être bavard.

Synonyms

suspendu

Antonyms

dépendu

This word in other languages

hanged(English)ahorcado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epndu
  • pednu
  • penddu
  • penndu
  • penud
  • pnedu
  • ppendu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epndu2pednu2penddu1penndu1penud2pnedu2ppendu1
Edit distance from "pendu"

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 "pendu"?
"pendu" is spelled P-E-N-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ̃.dy\.
What does "pendu" mean?
As an adjective, "pendu" means: Attaché en hauteur à quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "pendu"?
"pendu" is commonly confused with "peu", "perd", "pneu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pendu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pendu" is \pɑ̃.dy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pendu" come from?
"pendu" 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 "pendu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

pavés#14,754panel#14,751ornée#14,750Nolan#14,746

Similar misspelling depth

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

matos7 variantssaxon7 variantssweet7 variantsvocal7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list