Which to use
“tondu” and “tordue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,187
- “tondu” frequency rank
- #30,402
- “tordue” frequency rank
- 73589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tondu | tordue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que l’on a tondu. | Féminin singulier de tordu. |
Where the eye mixes tondu and tordue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tondu runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tordue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tondu with tordue
A purely visual mix-up. tondu (\tɔ̃.dy\) and tordue (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73589, 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\. tordue is at rank #30,402, 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 73589, this pair ranks #39,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tondu vs tordue
Shared letters: dotu. Private to "tondu": n. Private to "tordue": er.
"tondu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tordue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tondu" and "tordue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tondu" vs "tordue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tondu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tordue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tondu" and "tordue" 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 #39,933 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.