Which to use
“étendra” and “étendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,623
- “étendra” frequency rank
- #5,515
- “étendre” frequency rank
- 43138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étendra | étendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur 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 étendra and étendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. étendra and étendre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between étendra and étendre
A purely visual mix-up. étendra (\e.tɑ̃.dʁa\) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “étendra” becomes e in “étendre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étendra is recorded at frequency rank #37,623, classified as averb, pronounced \e.tɑ̃.dʁa\. 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 43138, this pair ranks #220,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étendra vs étendre
Shared letters: denrté. Private to "étendra": a. Private to "étendre": -.
"étendra" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV · "étendre" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étendra" and "étendre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "étendra" or "étendre"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "étendra" 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 #220,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étendra" and "étendre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éteindra vs étendra". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #220,330 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.