Which to use
“attendue” is a verb and “attendus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,345
- “attendue” frequency rank
- #12,722
- “attendus” frequency rank
- 24067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | attendue | attendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier du participe passé du verbe attendre. | Masculin pluriel de attendu. |
Same sound, different letters: attendue vs attendus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. attendue (VCCVCCVV) and attendus (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - attendue / attendus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: attendue and attendus 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 a single letter - e in “attendue” becomes s in “attendus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24067, 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\. attendus is at rank #12,722, 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 24067, this pair ranks #348,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of attendue vs attendus
Shared letters: adentu. Private to "attendue": -. Private to "attendus": s.
"attendue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "attendus" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "attendue" and "attendus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "attendue" vs "attendus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "attendue" / "attendus". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "attendue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "attendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "attendue" and "attendus" 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 #348,837 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.