Which to use
“tendus” and “tondu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,293
- “tendus” frequency rank
- #43,187
- “tondu” frequency rank
- 63480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendus | tondu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tendu. | Que l’on a tondu. |
Where the eye mixes tendus and tondu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tendus runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tondu's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tendus vs tondu
A purely visual mix-up. tendus (\tɑ̃.dy\) and tondu (\tɔ̃.dy\) 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 63480, 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\. tondu is at rank #43,187, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɔ̃.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 63480, this pair ranks #81,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tendus vs tondu
Shared letters: dntu. Private to "tendus": es. Private to "tondu": o.
"tendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tondu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tendus" for "tondu" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tendus" vs "tondu" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tendus" and "tondu" 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 "tondu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendus" and "tondu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "todo vs tondu". 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 #81,748 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.