Which to use
“pendu” is an adjective and “pendue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,756
- “pendu” frequency rank
- #32,520
- “pendue” frequency rank
- 47276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pendu | pendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attaché en hauteur à quelque chose. | Femme pendue. |
Same sound, different letters: pendu vs pendue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - pendu and pendue
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: pendu and pendue carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pɑ̃.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) - “pendu” sits inside “pendue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pendu is recorded at frequency rank #14,756, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɑ̃.dy\. pendue is at rank #32,520, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɑ̃.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 47276, this pair ranks #188,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pendu vs pendue
Shared letters: denpu. Private to "pendu": -. Private to "pendue": -.
"pendu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pendue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pendu" and "pendue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pendu" or "pendue"?
What to do next
"pendu" and "pendue" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "pendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pendue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pendu" and "pendue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pendue vs pondu". 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 #188,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.