Which to use
“tend” is a verb and “Todd” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,709
- “tend” frequency rank
- #12,271
- “Todd” frequency rank
- 17980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tend | Todd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de tendre. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: tend vs Todd
Shared letters muted; letters that set tend and Todd apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: tend vs Todd
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tend is averb and Toddaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tend is recorded at frequency rank #5,709, classified as averb, pronounced \tɑ̃\. Todd is at rank #12,271, tagged as aname.
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 17980, this pair ranks #380,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tend vs Todd
Shared letters: dt. Private to "tend": en. Private to "Todd": o.
"tend" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Todd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tend" for "Todd" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tend" or "Todd" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "tend" vs "Todd" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Todd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tend" and "Todd" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tad vs Todd". 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 #380,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.