Which to use
“rendait” and “rendrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,028
- “rendait” frequency rank
- #11,843
- “rendrait” frequency rank
- 19871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendait | rendrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de rendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes rendait and rendrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rendait with rendrait
A purely visual mix-up. rendait (\ʁɑ̃.dɛ\) and rendrait (\ʁɑ̃.dʁɛ\) 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 19871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendait is recorded at frequency rank #8,028, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dɛ\. rendrait is at rank #11,843, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dʁɛ\.
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 19871, this pair ranks #371,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rendait vs rendrait
Shared letters: adeinrt. Private to "rendait": -. Private to "rendrait": -.
"rendait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "rendrait" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendait" for "rendrait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rendait" vs "rendrait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendait" and "rendrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendrais vs rendrait". 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 #371,123 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.