Which to use
“rendais” and “rendons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,775
- “rendais” frequency rank
- #18,303
- “rendons” frequency rank
- 49078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendais | rendons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de rendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes rendais and rendons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rendais and rendons
A purely visual mix-up. rendais (\ʁɑ̃.dɛ\) and rendons (\ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendais is recorded at frequency rank #30,775, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dɛ\. rendons is at rank #18,303, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃\.
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 49078, this pair ranks #173,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendais vs rendons
Shared letters: denrs. Private to "rendais": ai. Private to "rendons": o.
"rendais" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "rendons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendais" and "rendons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rendais" vs "rendons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendais" and "rendons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendais vs Resnais". 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 #173,651 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.