Which to use
“tendue” is a noun and “tondre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,957
- “tendue” frequency rank
- #30,401
- “tondre” frequency rank
- 41358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendue | tondre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de tendre un filet, un piège. | Couper à ras la laine ou le poil des bêtes. |
Where the eye mixes tendue and tondre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tendue (CVCCVV) and tondre (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses tendue with tondre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tendue is \tɑ̃.dy\ while tondre is \tɔ̃dʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41358, 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\. tondre is at rank #30,401, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɔ̃dʁ\.
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 41358, this pair ranks #233,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendue vs tondre
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tendue": u. Private to "tondre": or.
"tendue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tondre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tendue" for "tondre" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tendue" or "tondre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tendue" and "tondre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tondre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendue" and "tondre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tondre vs tone". 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 #233,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.