Which to use
“rendez” and “rendra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #987
- “rendez” frequency rank
- #6,744
- “rendra” frequency rank
- 7731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendez | rendra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes rendez and rendra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rendez (CVCCVC) and rendra (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rendez vs rendra
A purely visual mix-up. rendez (\ʁɑ̃.de\) and rendra (\ʁɑ̃.dʁa\) 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 7731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendez is recorded at frequency rank #987, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.de\. rendra is at rank #6,744, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dʁa\.
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 7731, this pair ranks #422,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rendez vs rendra
Shared letters: denr. Private to "rendez": z. Private to "rendra": a.
"rendez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rendra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendez" and "rendra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rendez" vs "rendra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rendez" and "rendra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendez" and "rendra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Renata vs rendra". 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 #422,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.