Which to use
“pendu” is an adjective and “pondu” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,756
- “pendu” frequency rank
- #30,311
- “pondu” frequency rank
- 45067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pendu | pondu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attaché en hauteur à quelque chose. | Feuille de manioc |
Where the eye mixes pendu and pondu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pendu with pondu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pendu is \pɑ̃.dy\ while pondu is \pɔn.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “pendu” becomes o in “pondu”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45067, 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\. pondu is at rank #30,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔn.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 45067, this pair ranks #205,666 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pendu vs pondu
Shared letters: dnpu. Private to "pendu": e. Private to "pondu": o.
"pendu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pondu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pendu" for "pondu" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "pendu" or "pondu" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pendu" and "pondu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pondu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,666 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pendu" and "pondu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pon 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 #205,666 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.