Which to use
“attendu” is a noun and “attendue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,215
- “attendu” frequency rank
- #11,345
- “attendue” frequency rank
- 13560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attendu | attendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Motifs donnés par les juges de première instance. | Féminin singulier du participe passé du verbe attendre. |
Same sound, different letters: attendu vs attendue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - attendu / attendue
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: attendu and attendue carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.tɑ̃.dy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “attendu” sits inside “attendue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
attendu is recorded at frequency rank #2,215, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.tɑ̃.dy\. 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 13560, this pair ranks #400,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of attendu vs attendue
Shared letters: adentu. Private to "attendu": -. Private to "attendue": -.
"attendu" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "attendue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "attendu" and "attendue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "attendu" or "attendue" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "attendu" 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 #400,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attendu" and "attendue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "attendue 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 #400,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.