tendeur

\tɑ̃.dœʁ\

/\tɑ̃.dœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“tendeur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui tend quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tendeur · tendeur · French

tendeur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for tendeur
PropertyValue
Headwordtendeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɑ̃.dœʁ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tendeur » en français

tendeursiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tendeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃.dœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tendeur, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tendeur, spelled T-E-N-D-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui tend quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Piégeur qui pratique la tenderie aux grives.
  3. 3
    Celui qui se plaît à baiser, à faire l’amour.
  4. 4
    Nom de divers appareils servant à tendre.
  5. 5
    Dispositif servant à tendre les cordes des instruments à cordes.
  6. 6
    Courroie élastique munie d’un crochet à chaque bout, utilisée pour maintenir quelque chose en place. Sandow.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tendeur de tapisseries.
  2. Tantôt avec les lassets, tantôt à l’aide de la bourraque, il faisait une petite récolte de ces belles crevettes roses (quand elles sont cuites) et qu’on appelle le bouquet; muni de l’attirail que j’ai décrit plus haut, il se livrait à une guerre acharnée contre toute la légion des crabes, pouparts, claquarts et craparagdis, sans compter les célèbres pieuv…

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tendeur"?
"tendeur" is spelled T-E-N-D-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃.dœʁ\.
What does "tendeur" mean?
As a noun, "tendeur" means: Celui qui tend quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "tendeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tendeur" is \tɑ̃.dœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tendeur" come from?
"tendeur" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list