Which to use
“attendue” is a verb and “attendues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,345
- “attendue” frequency rank
- #21,536
- “attendues” frequency rank
- 32881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attendue | attendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier du participe passé du verbe attendre. | Féminin pluriel de attendu. |
Same sound, different letters: attendue vs attendues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - attendue / attendues
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: attendue and attendues carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.tɑ̃.dy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “attendue” sits inside “attendues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
attendue is recorded at frequency rank #11,345, classified as averb, 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 32881, this pair ranks #294,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of attendue vs attendues
Shared letters: adentu. Private to "attendue": -. Private to "attendues": s.
"attendue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "attendues" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "attendue" and "attendues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "attendue" or "attendues"?
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 "attendue" 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 #294,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attendue" 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 #294,326 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.