Which to use
“descendez” and “détendez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,637
- “descendez” frequency rank
- #32,797
- “détendez” frequency rank
- 66434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descendez | détendez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de descendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de détendre. |
Where the eye mixes descendez and détendez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. descendez runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against détendez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: descendez vs détendez
A purely visual mix-up. descendez (\dɛ.sɑ̃.de\) and détendez (\de.tɑ̃.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 66434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descendez is recorded at frequency rank #33,637, classified as averb, pronounced \dɛ.sɑ̃.de\. détendez is at rank #32,797, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tɑ̃.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 66434, this pair ranks #67,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descendez vs détendez
Shared letters: denz. Private to "descendez": cs. Private to "détendez": té.
"descendez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "détendez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- descendez ← ddescendez · decsendez · desccendez · descednez · descenddez · descendezz · descendze · descenedz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descendez" for "détendez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "descendez" vs "détendez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "descendez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détendez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descendez" and "détendez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détendez vs détendus". 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 #67,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.