Which to use
“étend” and “étendit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,002
- “étend” frequency rank
- #42,703
- “étendit” frequency rank
- 47705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étend | étendit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de étendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de étendre. |
Where the eye mixes étend and étendit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. étend runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against étendit's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between étend and étendit
A purely visual mix-up. étend (\e.tɑ̃\) and étendit (\e.tɑ̃.di\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “étend” sits inside “étendit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étend is recorded at frequency rank #5,002, classified as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃\. étendit is at rank #42,703, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃.di\.
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 47705, this pair ranks #184,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étend vs étendit
Shared letters: denté. Private to "étend": -. Private to "étendit": i.
"étend" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "étendit" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étend" and "étendit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "étend" vs "étendit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "étend" and "étendit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "étend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étendit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étend" and "étendit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs étendit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #184,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.