tendre

\tɑ̃dʁ\

/\tɑ̃dʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“tendre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,999
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut aisément être entamé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tendre · tendre · French

tendre · rank #4,999 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,999
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tenait

Nearest frequency peer: tenait (-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 « tendre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « tendre » 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).

tendre vs terre
67% similar
tendre vs tenir
67% similar
tendre vs tente
67% similar

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

Key facts for tendre
PropertyValue
Headwordtendre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tɑ̃dʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,999
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tendre »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).tendrese 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 « tenait » (#4,998), « troupe » (#5,000), « Sénégal » (#4,997). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tendre » est au #4,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tendre (IPA \tɑ̃dʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,999 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tendre, with forms such as "etndre", "tednre", and "tenddre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "terre", "tenir", "tente", 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is tendre, spelled T-E-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut aisément être entamé.
  2. 2
    Qualifie les aliments qui n’offrent pas de résistance quand on les coupe, quand on les mâche.
  3. 3
    Qualifie également du pain nouvellement cuit.
  4. 4
    Qui est sensible, délicat, qui est aisément pénétré par les impressions extérieures.
  5. 5
    Délicat et faible, en parlant de la vue, des yeux.
  6. 6
    Qui a de la tendresse, qui est sensible à l’amitié, à la compassion, et plus particulièrement à l’amour.
  7. 7
    Qualifie les choses où se marque de l’amitié, de la compassion, où se manifeste de l’amour.
  8. 8
    Qualifie une couleur délicate, qui ne fatigue pas la vue.
  9. 9
    Qualifie un son de voix touchant et gracieux.
  10. 10
    Qualifie un air touchant et passionné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le sapin, le saule et le peuplier sont des bois tendres. - Bâtir avec des pierres tendres.
  2. L’améthyste et l’émeraude sont des pierres tendres. - Le plomb et l’étain sont les plus tendres des métaux.

Synonyms

affectueuxdouxmou

Antonyms

dur

This word in other languages

tender(English)afectuoso(Español)nachgiebig(Deutsch)esticar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etndre
  • tednre
  • tenddre
  • tendrre
  • tenndre
  • tenrde
  • tnedre
  • ttendre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etndre2tednre2tenddre1tendrre1tenndre1tenrde2tnedre2ttendre1
Edit distance from "tendre"

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 "tendre"?
"tendre" is spelled T-E-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃dʁ\.
What does "tendre" mean?
As an adjective, "tendre" means: Qui peut aisément être entamé.
What words are commonly confused with "tendre"?
"tendre" is commonly confused with "terre", "tenir", "tente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tendre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tendre" is \tɑ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tendre" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tenait#4,998troupe#5,000assaut#5,008canton#5,013

Similar misspelling depth

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

étend8 variantsconnues8 variantsrendue8 variantsJohnny8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list