tender

\tɑ̃.dɛʁ\

/\tɑ̃.dɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“tender” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,393
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bateau annexe d'un paquebot, d'un yacht, destiné à transporter des bagages, du combustible ou de munitions, transborder des passagers, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tender · tender · French

tender · rank #49,393 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,393
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH teach

Nearest frequency peer: teach (-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 « tender »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « tender » 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).

tender vs tenir
67% similar
tender vs tente
67% similar
tender vs tendu
67% similar

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

Key facts for tender
PropertyValue
Headwordtender
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɑ̃.dɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,393
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tender »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tenderse 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 « teach » (#49,392), « tentaculaire » (#49,394), « tatoués » (#49,391). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tender » est au #49,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tender (IPA \tɑ̃.dɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,393 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tender, with forms such as "etnder", "tedner", and "tendder". 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, "tenir", "tente", "tendu", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tender, spelled T-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bateau annexe d'un paquebot, d'un yacht, destiné à transporter des bagages, du combustible ou de munitions, transborder des passagers, etc.
  2. 2
    Wagon articulé qui forme l’arrière-train de la locomotive et qui contient le combustible et l’eau nécessaires à son approvisionnement.
  3. 3
    Installation annexe d'une plateforme.
  4. 4
    Bâtonnet de viande pané, puis frit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les Anglais appelait tender de gros navires qui suivaient les flottes, pour en porter les provisions, les munitions, les bagages, etc. et il ont donné le même nom à la voiture de service des locomotives. Ce mot est pris du latin tendere, tendre dans le sens de présenter, offrir.
  2. Le fourgon de tête […] est également pourvu d’une plate-forme et d’une passerelle. Un couloir intérieur permet au chef de train de le traverser pour atteindre le tender et la locomotive, si cela est nécessaire.

This word in other languages

tender(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etnder
  • tedner
  • tendder
  • tenderr
  • tenedr
  • tennder
  • tneder
  • ttender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tender - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etnder2tedner2tendder1tenderr1tenedr2tennder1tneder2ttender1
Edit distance from "tender"

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 "tender"?
"tender" is spelled T-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃.dɛʁ\.
What does "tender" mean?
As a noun, "tender" means: Bateau annexe d'un paquebot, d'un yacht, destiné à transporter des bagages, du combustible ou de munitions, transborder des passagers, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "tender"?
"tender" is commonly confused with "tenir", "tente", "tendu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tender" is \tɑ̃.dɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tender" come from?
"tender" 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 "tender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

titrer#49,399Sénart#49,382trônes#49,413Ultron#49,419

Similar misspelling depth

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

trips8 variantsrôtir8 variantsrénal8 variantsagacée8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list