Which to use
“fendu” is an adjective and “fendue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,435
- “fendu” frequency rank
- #37,811
- “fendue” frequency rank
- 65246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fendu | fendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui présente une fente, une fêlure. | Jeune fille, jeune femme. |
Same sound, different letters: fendu vs fendue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. fendu runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fendue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - fendu / fendue
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fendu and fendue carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɑ̃.dy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fendu” sits inside “fendue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fendu is recorded at frequency rank #27,435, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɑ̃.dy\. fendue is at rank #37,811, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɑ̃.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 65246, this pair ranks #73,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fendu vs fendue
Shared letters: defnu. Private to "fendu": -. Private to "fendue": -.
"fendu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fendue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fendu" for "fendue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fendu" vs "fendue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"fendu" and "fendue" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fendue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fendu" and "fendue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fendue vs fondues". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #73,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.