Which to use
“attendit” is a verb and “attendu” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,153
- “attendit” frequency rank
- #2,215
- “attendu” frequency rank
- 40368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attendit | attendu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de attendre. | Motifs donnés par les juges de première instance. |
Where the eye mixes attendit and attendu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. attendit runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against attendu's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses attendit with attendu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: attendit is \a.tɑ̃.di\ while attendu is \a.tɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
attendit is recorded at frequency rank #38,153, classified as averb, pronounced \a.tɑ̃.di\. attendu is at rank #2,215, tagged as anoun, 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 40368, this pair ranks #241,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of attendit vs attendu
Shared letters: adent. Private to "attendit": i. Private to "attendu": u.
"attendit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "attendu" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "attendit" for "attendu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "attendit" or "attendu"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "attendit" and "attendu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "attendit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "attendu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attendit" and "attendu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "attendit vs attendrir". 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 #241,048 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.