rendez

\ʁɑ̃.de\

/\ʁɑ̃.de\/ verb

The verdict

“rendez” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #987 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#987
frequency rank, French
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rendez vs rene
67% similar
rendez vs rendu
67% similar
rendez vs rends
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rendez
PropertyValue
Headwordrendez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃.de\
Letters6
Frequency rank#987
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rendez” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rendez lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rendez is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɑ̃.de\. Corpus data places it at rank #987 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rendez, with forms such as "erndez", "rednez", and "renddez". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rene", "rendu", "rends", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rendez, spelled R-E-N-D-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de rendre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erndez,rednez,renddez,rendezz,rendze,renedz,renndez,rnedez,rrendez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rendez - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erndez2rednez2renddez1rendezz1rendze2renedz2renndez1rnedez2
Edit distance from "rendez"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rendez"?
"rendez" is spelled R-E-N-D-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.de\.
What does "rendez" mean?
As a verb, "rendez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre.
What words are commonly confused with "rendez"?
"rendez" is commonly confused with "rene", "rendu", "rends". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rendez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rendez" is \ʁɑ̃.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rendez" come from?
"rendez" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “rendez”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-N-D-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɑ̃.de\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rene” - see the side-by-side comparison. rendez vs rene
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list