Which to use
“étendit” and “étendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,703
- “étendit” frequency rank
- #5,515
- “étendre” frequency rank
- 48218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étendit | étendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de étendre. | Faire qu’une chose acquière plus de surface ou plus de volume, soit en la rendant plus mince, soit en la tirant ou en la dilatant. |
Where the eye mixes étendit and étendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. étendit (VCVCCVC) and étendre (VCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: étendit vs étendre
A purely visual mix-up. étendit (\e.tɑ̃.di\) and étendre (\e.tɑ̃dʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étendit is recorded at frequency rank #42,703, classified as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃.di\. étendre is at rank #5,515, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃dʁ\.
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 48218, this pair ranks #180,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étendit vs étendre
Shared letters: denté. Private to "étendit": i. Private to "étendre": r.
"étendit" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "étendre" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étendit" and "étendre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "étendit" or "étendre"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "étendit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étendre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étendit" and "étendre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs étendit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #180,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.