Which to use
“étendues” and “étendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,550
- “étendues” frequency rank
- #23,432
- “étendus” frequency rank
- 38982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étendues | étendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de étendu. | Masculin pluriel de étendu. |
Same sound, different letters: étendues vs étendus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. étendues runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against étendus's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - étendues / étendus
This is the hard kind. étendues 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étendues is recorded at frequency rank #15,550, 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 38982, this pair ranks #251,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étendues vs étendus
Shared letters: denstué. Private to "étendues": -. Private to "étendus": -.
"étendues" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "étendus" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "étendues" for "étendus" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "étendues" or "étendus" show up more?
What to do next
"étendues" and "étendus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "étendues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étendues" and "étendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendis vs étendus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #251,391 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.