Which to use
“tendus” is an adjective and “teneurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,293
- “tendus” frequency rank
- #38,067
- “teneurs” frequency rank
- 58360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendus | teneurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tendu. | Pluriel de teneur. |
Where the eye mixes tendus and teneurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tendus runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against teneurs's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tendus with teneurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tendus is \tɑ̃.dy\ while teneurs is \tə.nœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tendus is recorded at frequency rank #20,293, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɑ̃.dy\. teneurs is at rank #38,067, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tə.nœʁ\.
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 58360, this pair ranks #109,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tendus vs teneurs
Shared letters: enstu. Private to "tendus": d. Private to "teneurs": r.
"tendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "teneurs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tendus" and "teneurs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "tendus" or "teneurs" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tendus" and "teneurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teneurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendus" and "teneurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teneurs vs terreurs". 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 #109,495 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.