Which to use
“tende” and “tender” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,580
- “tende” frequency rank
- #49,393
- “tender” frequency rank
- 86973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tende | tender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | → voir tende de tranche. | Bateau annexe d'un paquebot, d'un yacht, destiné à transporter des bagages, du combustible ou de munitions, transborder des passagers, etc. |
Where the eye mixes tende and tender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tende runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tender's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tende and tender
A purely visual mix-up. tende (\tɑ̃d\) and tender (\tɑ̃.dɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tende” sits inside “tender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86973, 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\. tender is at rank #49,393, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃.dɛʁ\.
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 86973, this pair ranks #8,921 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tende vs tender
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tende": -. Private to "tender": r.
"tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tende" and "tender" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tende" or "tender"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tende" and "tender" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,921 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tende" and "tender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tender vs ténue". 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 #8,921 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.