Which to use
“reçus” and “rendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,368
- “reçus” frequency rank
- #4,525
- “rendus” frequency rank
- 11893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçus | rendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de reçu. | Masculin pluriel de rendu. |
Where the eye mixes reçus and rendus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reçus vs rendus
A purely visual mix-up. reçus (\ʁə.sy\) and rendus (\ʁɑ̃.dy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçus is recorded at frequency rank #7,368, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.sy\. rendus is at rank #4,525, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dy\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 11893, this pair ranks #407,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reçus vs rendus
Shared letters: ersu. Private to "reçus": ç. Private to "rendus": dn.
"reçus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendus ← erndus · rednus · renddus · rendsu · renduss · renndus · renuds · rnedus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reçus" and "rendus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reçus" vs "rendus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçus" and "rendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reçus vs Reis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #407,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.