Which to use
“détendue” and “détendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,419
- “détendue” frequency rank
- #49,621
- “détendus” frequency rank
- 77040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détendue | détendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de détendu. | Masculin pluriel de détendu. |
Same sound, different letters: détendue vs détendus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détendue (CVCVCCVV) and détendus (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - détendue and détendus
This is the hard kind. détendue 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 a single letter - e in “détendue” becomes s in “détendus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détendue is recorded at frequency rank #27,419, 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 77040, this pair ranks #29,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détendue vs détendus
Shared letters: dentué. Private to "détendue": -. Private to "détendus": s.
"détendue" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "détendus" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "détendue" for "détendus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "détendue" vs "détendus" - which ranks higher?
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 "détendue" 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 #29,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détendue" and "détendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détends vs détendus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.