Which to use
“attendu” is a noun and “attendues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,215
- “attendu” frequency rank
- #21,536
- “attendues” frequency rank
- 23751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attendu | attendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Motifs donnés par les juges de première instance. | Féminin pluriel de attendu. |
Same sound, different letters: attendu vs attendues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. attendu runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against attendues's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: attendu vs attendues
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: attendu and attendues carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.tɑ̃.dy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “attendu” sits inside “attendues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23751, 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\. attendues is at rank #21,536, tagged as anadj, 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 23751, this pair ranks #350,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of attendu vs attendues
Shared letters: adentu. Private to "attendu": -. Private to "attendues": s.
"attendu" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "attendues" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "attendu" and "attendues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "attendu" vs "attendues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"attendu" and "attendues" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "attendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "attendues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attendu" and "attendues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "attendues 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 #350,677 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.