Which to use
“tendues” and “tentés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,004
- “tendues” frequency rank
- #17,837
- “tentés” frequency rank
- 37841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendues | tentés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de tendu. | Masculin pluriel de tenté. |
Where the eye mixes tendues and tentés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tendues runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against tentés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tendues vs tentés
A purely visual mix-up. tendues (\tɑ̃.dy\) and tentés (\tɑ̃.te\) 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 37841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tendues is recorded at frequency rank #20,004, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɑ̃.dy\. tentés is at rank #17,837, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɑ̃.te\.
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 37841, this pair ranks #259,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendues vs tentés
Shared letters: enst. Private to "tendues": du. Private to "tentés": é.
"tendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "tentés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tendues ← etndues · tednues · tenddues · tendeus · tenduess · tenduse · tenndues · tenudes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tendues" for "tentés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tendues" vs "tentés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tendues" and "tentés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tentés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendues" and "tentés" 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 #259,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.