Which to use
“tendres” and “tendues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,247
- “tendres” frequency rank
- #20,004
- “tendues” frequency rank
- 36251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendres | tendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tendre. | Féminin pluriel de tendu. |
Where the eye mixes tendres and tendues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tendres (CVCCCVC) and tendues (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between tendres and tendues
A purely visual mix-up. tendres (\tɑ̃dʁ\) and tendues (\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 a single letter - r in “tendres” becomes u in “tendues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tendres is recorded at frequency rank #16,247, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɑ̃dʁ\. tendues is at rank #20,004, tagged as anadj, 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 36251, this pair ranks #270,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendres vs tendues
Shared letters: denst. Private to "tendres": r. Private to "tendues": u.
"tendres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "tendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tendres" and "tendues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tendres" or "tendues" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tendres" and "tendues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tendues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendres" and "tendues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tender vs tendues". 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 #270,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.