Which to use
“tende” and “tendue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,580
- “tende” frequency rank
- #10,957
- “tendue” frequency rank
- 48537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tende | tendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | → voir tende de tranche. | Action de tendre un filet, un piège. |
Where the eye mixes tende and tendue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tende runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tendue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tende with tendue
A purely visual mix-up. tende (\tɑ̃d\) and tendue (\tɑ̃.dy\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48537, 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\. tendue is at rank #10,957, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃.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 48537, this pair ranks #178,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tende vs tendue
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tende": -. Private to "tendue": u.
"tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tendue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tende" and "tendue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tende" or "tendue"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tendue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tende" and "tendue" 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 #178,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.