rendre la pareille
\ʁɑ̃.dʁə la pa.ʁɛj\
The verdict
“rendre la pareille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire à quelqu’un ce qu’il a fait vis-à-vis de soi.
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Index FR-rendre-la-pareille · rendre la pareille · French
rendre la pareille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rendre la pareille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃.dʁə la pa.ʁɛj\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rendre la pareille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɑ̃.dʁə la pa.ʁɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rendre la pareille, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rendre la pareille, spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -L-A- -P-A-R-E-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Faire à quelqu’un ce qu’il a fait vis-à-vis de soi.
- 2Faire à quelqu’un ce qu’il a fait vis-à-vis de soi.
- 3Faire à quelqu’un ce qu’il a fait vis-à-vis de soi.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rendre la pareille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'admiration se transforme en amitié. Pacaud sera loyal à Laurier toute sa vie. Ce dernier lui rendra la pareille.
Pour rendre la pareille aux consommateurs belges, il nous a paru aller de soi de présenter la plate de Florenville, pomme de terre excellente. En l’achetant dès l’automne, vous rétablirez un peu la balance commerciale belge !
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.