Which to use
“blindée” and “bondée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,666
- “blindée” frequency rank
- #39,674
- “bondée” frequency rank
- 58340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blindée | bondée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de blindé. | Féminin singulier de bondé. |
Where the eye mixes blindée and bondée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. blindée runs 7 letters (CCVCCVV) against bondée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: blindée vs bondée
A purely visual mix-up. blindée (\blɛ̃.de\) and bondée (\bɔ̃.de\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blindée is recorded at frequency rank #18,666, classified as anadj, pronounced \blɛ̃.de\. bondée is at rank #39,674, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bɔ̃.de\.
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 58340, this pair ranks #109,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blindée vs bondée
Shared letters: bdené. Private to "blindée": il. Private to "bondée": o.
"blindée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "bondée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blindée" for "bondée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "blindée" vs "bondée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "blindée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bondée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blindée" and "bondée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bondée vs bordés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.