Which to use
“rendez” and “rendrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #987
- “rendez” frequency rank
- #37,036
- “rendrez” frequency rank
- 38023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendez | rendrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes rendez and rendrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rendez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against rendrez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rendez vs rendrez
A purely visual mix-up. rendez (\ʁɑ̃.de\) and rendrez (\ʁɑ̃.dʁe\) 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 38023, 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\. rendrez is at rank #37,036, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dʁe\.
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 38023, this pair ranks #258,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendez vs rendrez
Shared letters: denrz. Private to "rendez": -. Private to "rendrez": -.
"rendez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rendrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rendez" and "rendrez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rendez" or "rendrez"?
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 "rendez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendez" and "rendrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendrez vs réparez". 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 #258,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.