Which to use
“détendu” and “détendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,527
- “détendu” frequency rank
- #49,621
- “détendus” frequency rank
- 69148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détendu | détendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lâche, non tendu. | Masculin pluriel de détendu. |
Same sound, different letters: détendu vs détendus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détendu runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against détendus's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - détendu and détendus
This is the hard kind. détendu and détendus are pronounced identically (\de.tɑ̃.dy\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “détendu” sits inside “détendus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détendu is recorded at frequency rank #19,527, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.tɑ̃.dy\. détendus is at rank #49,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.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 69148, this pair ranks #56,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détendu vs détendus
Shared letters: dentué. Private to "détendu": -. Private to "détendus": s.
"détendu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "détendus" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détendu" and "détendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "détendu" or "détendus"?
After this comparison
"détendu" and "détendus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détendu" and "détendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détends vs détendus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.