rendre visite
\ʁɑ̃dʁ vi.zit\
The verdict
“rendre visite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se rendre chez quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rendre-visite · rendre visite · French
rendre visite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 visite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃dʁ vi.zit\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rendre visite » en français
Rare enough to double-check
rendre visite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɑ̃dʁ vi.zit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se rendre chez quelqu’un.".
No misspelling variants are generated for rendre visite in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rendre visite, spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -V-I-S-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Se rendre chez quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rendre visite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aussitôt après mon arrivée à Mayence, j’allai rendre visite à M. de Stein l’aîné, chambellan et grand maître des eaux et forêts du roi de Prusse.
Situé à une quinzaine de kilomètres au sud d’Avallon, Vésigneux est la résidence de Louis de Bourbon, qui a convié le ban et l’arrière-ban de la noblesse morvandiaude à une réception prestigieuse en l’honneur de son cousin le prince de Condé venu lui rendre visite.
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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.