Which to use
“tondu” and “tordu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,187
- “tondu” frequency rank
- #17,294
- “tordu” frequency rank
- 60481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tondu | tordu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que l’on a tondu. | Qui a subi une torsion. |
Where the eye mixes tondu and tordu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tondu and tordu follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tondu and tordu
A purely visual mix-up. tondu (\tɔ̃.dy\) and tordu (\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 differ by a single letter - n in “tondu” becomes r in “tordu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tondu is recorded at frequency rank #43,187, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɔ̃.dy\. tordu is at rank #17,294, 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 60481, this pair ranks #97,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tondu vs tordu
Shared letters: dotu. Private to "tondu": n. Private to "tordu": r.
"tondu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tordu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tondu" and "tordu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tondu" or "tordu"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tondu" and "tordu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tondu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tordu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tondu" and "tordu" 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 #97,358 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.