tendus

\tɑ̃.dy\

/\tɑ̃.dy\/ adj

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The verdict

“tendus” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,293
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de tendu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tendus · tendus · French

tendus · rank #20,293 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,293
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tampa

Nearest frequency peer: tampa (-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 « tendus »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « tendus » 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).

tendus vs tenu
67% similar
tendus vs tenus
83% similar
tendus vs tonus
67% similar

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

Key facts for tendus
PropertyValue
Headwordtendus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tɑ̃.dy\
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,293
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tendus »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).tendusse 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 « tampa » (#20,292), « terminera » (#20,294), « Taiwan » (#20,291). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tendus » est au #20,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tendus (IPA \tɑ̃.dy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,293 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de tendu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tendus, with forms such as "etndus", "tednus", and "tenddus". 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, "tenu", "tenus", "tonus", 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 tendus, spelled T-E-N-D-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de tendu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un bœuf s’empauma avec un turneps, il ne pouvait presque plus respirer, la météorisation a suivi de près : elle a menacé si fort, les flancs étaient tellement tendus que l’on avait le trocart à la main ; l’on a donné la térébenthine, le bœuf s’est désempaumé seul, et, un quart d’heure après, il était mieux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etndus
  • tednus
  • tenddus
  • tendsu
  • tenduss
  • tenndus
  • tenuds
  • tnedus
  • ttendus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etndus2tednus2tenddus1tendsu2tenduss1tenndus1tenuds2tnedus2
Edit distance from "tendus"

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 "tendus"?
"tendus" is spelled T-E-N-D-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃.dy\.
What does "tendus" mean?
As an adjective, "tendus" means: Masculin pluriel de tendu.
What words are commonly confused with "tendus"?
"tendus" is commonly confused with "tenu", "tenus", "tonus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tendus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tendus" is \tɑ̃.dy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tendus" come from?
"tendus" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Taiwan#20,291tisser#20,298supers#20,287titans#20,299

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list