Which to use
“tendres” and “tendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,247
- “tendres” frequency rank
- #20,293
- “tendus” frequency rank
- 36540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendres | tendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tendre. | Masculin pluriel de tendu. |
Where the eye mixes tendres and tendus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tendres runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against tendus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tendres with tendus
A purely visual mix-up. tendres (\tɑ̃dʁ\) and tendus (\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 36540, 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\. tendus is at rank #20,293, 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 36540, this pair ranks #268,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendres vs tendus
Shared letters: denst. Private to "tendres": r. Private to "tendus": u.
"tendres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "tendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tendres" and "tendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tendres" or "tendus"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tendres" and "tendus" 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 "tendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendres" and "tendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tender vs tendus". 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 #268,904 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.