Which to use
“étendu” and “étendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,775
- “étendu” frequency rank
- #23,432
- “étendus” frequency rank
- 31207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étendu | étendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grand, large, vaste. | Masculin pluriel de étendu. |
Same sound, different letters: étendu vs étendus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. étendu and étendus are pronounced identically (\e.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) - “étendu” sits inside “étendus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étendu is recorded at frequency rank #7,775, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.tɑ̃.dy\. étendus is at rank #23,432, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.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 31207, this pair ranks #305,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étendu vs étendus
Shared letters: dentué. Private to "étendu": -. Private to "étendus": s.
"étendu" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "étendus" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC