Which to use
“tendue” is a noun and “tendues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,957
- “tendue” frequency rank
- #20,004
- “tendues” frequency rank
- 30961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendue | tendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de tendre un filet, un piège. | Féminin pluriel de tendu. |
Same sound, different letters: tendue vs tendues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. tendue runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against tendues's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: tendue vs tendues
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tendue and tendues carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɑ̃.dy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tendue” sits inside “tendues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tendue is recorded at frequency rank #10,957, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃.dy\. 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 30961, this pair ranks #306,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendue vs tendues
Shared letters: dentu. Private to "tendue": -. Private to "tendues": s.
"tendue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tendue" and "tendues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tendue" or "tendues"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "tendue" / "tendues". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendue" 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 #306,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendue" 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 #306,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.