tentés

\tɑ̃.te\

/\tɑ̃.te\/ adj

The verdict

“tentés” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,837
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de tenté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tentes · tentés · French

tentés · rank #17,837 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,837
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 164,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH séché

Nearest frequency peer: séché (-2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “tentés”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “tentés” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tentés vs tête
33% similar
tentés vs texte
50% similar
tentés vs tests
67% similar

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

Key facts for tentés
PropertyValue
Headwordtentés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tɑ̃.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,837
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tentés” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tentés lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tentés (IPA \tɑ̃.te\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,837 among 164,488 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de tenté.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tentés, with forms such as "etntés", "tenntés", and "tentes". 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, "tête", "texte", "tests", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tentés, spelled T-E-N-T-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de tenté.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etntés
  • tenntés
  • tentes
  • tentsé
  • tenttés
  • tentéss
  • tenéts
  • tetnés
  • tnetés
  • ttentés

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tentés - 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.

etntés2tenntés1tentes1tentsé2tenttés1tentéss1tenéts2tetnés2
Edit distance from "tentés"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tentés"?
"tentés" is spelled T-E-N-T-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃.te\.
What does "tentés" mean?
As an adjective, "tentés" means: Masculin pluriel de tenté.
What words are commonly confused with "tentés"?
"tentés" is commonly confused with "tête", "texte", "tests". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tentés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tentés" is \tɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tentés" come from?
"tentés" 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 "tentés", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list