tords

\tɔʁ\

/\tɔʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“tords” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,494. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,494
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de tordre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tords · tords · French

tords · rank #46,494 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,494
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH topless

Nearest frequency peer: topless (-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 « tords »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « tords » 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).

tords vs tos
60% similar
tords vs très
60% similar
tords vs tous
60% similar

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

Key facts for tords
PropertyValue
Headwordtords
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tɔʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,494
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tords »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).tordsse 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 « topless » (#46,493), « tortionnaire » (#46,495), « tombais » (#46,492). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tords » est au #46,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tords (IPA \tɔʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,494 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tords, with forms such as "otrds", "todrs", and "tordds". 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, "tos", "très", "tous", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tords, spelled T-O-R-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de tordre.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de tordre.
  3. 3
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de tordre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrds
  • todrs
  • tordds
  • tordss
  • torrds
  • torsd
  • trods
  • ttords

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otrds2todrs2tordds1tordss1torrds1torsd2trods2ttords1
Edit distance from "tords"

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 "tords"?
"tords" is spelled T-O-R-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔʁ\.
What does "tords" mean?
As a verb, "tords" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de tordre.
What words are commonly confused with "tords"?
"tords" is commonly confused with "tos", "très", "tous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tords"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tords" is \tɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tords" come from?
"tords" 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 "tords", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

toxic#46,499turco#46,503tchao#46,479tarit#46,478

Similar misspelling depth

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

tibias8 variantstrique8 variantsSuárez8 variantsécœuré8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list