Which to use
“attende” and “attendue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,535
- “attende” frequency rank
- #11,345
- “attendue” frequency rank
- 32880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attende | attendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de attendre. | Féminin singulier du participe passé du verbe attendre. |
Where the eye mixes attende and attendue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. attende runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against attendue's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses attende with attendue
A purely visual mix-up. attende (\a.tɑ̃d\) and attendue (\a.tɑ̃.dy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
attende is recorded at frequency rank #21,535, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɑ̃d\. attendue is at rank #11,345, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.tɑ̃.dy\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32880, this pair ranks #294,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of attende vs attendue
Shared letters: adent. Private to "attende": -. Private to "attendue": u.
"attende" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "attendue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "attende" for "attendue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "attende" vs "attendue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "attende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "attendue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attende" and "attendue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "attende vs atténuée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #294,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.