# tonus vs tordus

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### tonus
*noun · IPA \tɔ.nys\ · frequency rank #35,755*
Tension, contraction légère et permanente, tenue des muscles.

### tordus
*adjective · IPA \tɔʁ.dy\ · frequency rank #28,376*
Masculin pluriel de tordu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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