rendre

\ʁɑ̃dʁ\

/\ʁɑ̃dʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“rendre” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #514 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#514
frequency rank, French
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Remettre une chose entre les mains de celui à qui elle appartient, de quelque manière qu’on l’ait eue.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rendre vs rene
67% similar
rendre vs rendu
67% similar
rendre vs rends
67% similar

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

Key facts for rendre
PropertyValue
Headwordrendre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃dʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#514
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rendre” 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). rendre 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 rendre is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɑ̃dʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #514 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 24 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 rendre, with forms such as "erndre", "rednre", and "renddre". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rene", "rendu", "rends", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rendre, spelled R-E-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remettre une chose entre les mains de celui à qui elle appartient, de quelque manière qu’on l’ait eue.
  2. 2
    Faire recouvrer certaines choses dont on était privé, qu’on avait perdues, comme la santé, les forces du corps, etc.
  3. 3
    Faire rentrer (des personnes) en possession d’une chose dont elles étaient privées, ou à laquelle elles avaient renoncé.
  4. 4
    Remettre une chose à celui à qui elle est destinée.
  5. 5
    Porter, faire voiturer, conduire, un paquet, des marchandises en un lieu.
  6. 6
    S’acquitter, de certaines marques de respect, de déférence, de civilité, etc., que l’on donne à quelqu’un.
  7. 7
    Donner en échange, payer de retour, soit en bien, soit en mal.
  8. 8
    Produire ; rapporter.
  9. 9
    Donner l’effet recherché.
  10. 10
    Exprimer ; représenter.
  11. 11
    Traduire.
  12. 12
    Répéter.
  13. 13
    Rejeter, par les voies naturelles ou autrement, en parlant du corps ; vomir.
  14. 14
    Restituer, répéter.
  15. 15
    Livrer, céder.
  16. 16
    Faire devenir ; être cause qu’une personne, qu’une chose devient ce qu’elle n’était pas auparavant.
  17. 17
    Devenir, avec ou sans intention, mais par son propre fait.
  18. 18
    Céder, se mettre au pouvoir de quelqu’un, se soumettre.
  19. 19
    Se diriger vers, aboutir.
  20. 20
    Se transporter en endroit, y aller.
  21. 21
    (En général au participe passé « rendu » (passé composé, forme passive…)) Arriver.
  22. 22
    Émettre ou produire, en parlant d'un son.
  23. 23
    Accorder une certaine avance à un adversaire dont les performances sont inférieures, afin d'égaliser les chances de victoire.
  24. 24
    En parlant d'une distance dans une course de trot imposant ce désavantage aux chevaux ayant passé un certain seuil de gains, partir en recul de cette distance par rapport à la première ligne.

This word in other languages

return(English)devolver(Español)zurückgeben(Deutsch)devolver(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erndre,rednre,renddre,render,rendrre,renndre,renrde,rnedre,rrendre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rendre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erndre2rednre2renddre1render2rendrre1renndre1renrde2rnedre2
Edit distance from "rendre"

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 "rendre"?
"rendre" is spelled R-E-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃dʁ\.
What does "rendre" mean?
As a verb, "rendre" means: Remettre une chose entre les mains de celui à qui elle appartient, de quelque manière qu’on l’ait eue.
What words are commonly confused with "rendre"?
"rendre" 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 "rendre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rendre" is \ʁɑ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rendre" come from?
"rendre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “rendre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-N-D-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɑ̃dʁ\ (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. rendre 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