Which to use
“tendues” and “tordues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,004
- “tendues” frequency rank
- #44,782
- “tordues” frequency rank
- 64786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendues | tordues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de tendu. | Féminin pluriel de tordu. |
Where the eye mixes tendues and tordues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tendues and tordues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tendues vs tordues
A purely visual mix-up. tendues (\tɑ̃.dy\) and tordues (\tɔʁ.dy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64786, 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\. tordues is at rank #44,782, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɔʁ.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 64786, this pair ranks #75,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tendues vs tordues
Shared letters: destu. Private to "tendues": n. Private to "tordues": or.
"tendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "tordues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tendues" and "tordues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tendues" or "tordues"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tordues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendues" and "tordues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tordues vs tories". 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 #75,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.