Which to use
“tende” is a noun and “tendent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,580
- “tende” frequency rank
- #11,313
- “tendent” frequency rank
- 48893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tende | tendent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | → voir tende de tranche. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tendre. |
Same sound, different letters: tende vs tendent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. tende runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tendent's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - tende and tendent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tende and tendent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɑ̃d\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tende” sits inside “tendent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tende is recorded at frequency rank #37,580, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃d\. tendent is at rank #11,313, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɑ̃d\.
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 48893, this pair ranks #175,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tende vs tendent
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tende": -. Private to "tendent": -.
"tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tendent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tende" for "tendent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tende" or "tendent"?
What to do next
"tende" and "tendent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "tende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tendent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tende" and "tendent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tende vs tender". 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 #175,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.