Which to use
“tendus” and “tordus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,293
- “tendus” frequency rank
- #28,376
- “tordus” frequency rank
- 48669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendus | tordus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tendu. | Masculin pluriel de tordu. |
Where the eye mixes tendus and tordus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tendus and tordus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tendus vs tordus
A purely visual mix-up. tendus (\tɑ̃.dy\) and tordus (\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 48669, 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\. tordus is at rank #28,376, 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 48669, this pair ranks #176,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendus vs tordus
Shared letters: dstu. Private to "tendus": en. Private to "tordus": or.
"tendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tordus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tendus" and "tordus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tendus" vs "tordus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tendus" and "tordus" 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 "tordus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendus" and "tordus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tordus 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 #176,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.