Which to use
“rendez” and “répondez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #987
- “rendez” frequency rank
- #10,575
- “répondez” frequency rank
- 11562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendez | répondez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes rendez and répondez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rendez with répondez
A purely visual mix-up. rendez (\ʁɑ̃.de\) and répondez (\ʁe.pɔ̃.de\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11562, 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\. répondez is at rank #10,575, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.de\.
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 11562, this pair ranks #408,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rendez vs répondez
Shared letters: denrz. Private to "rendez": -. Private to "répondez": opé.
"rendez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "répondez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendez ← erndez · rednez · renddez · rendezz · rendze · renedz · renndez · rnedez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendez" for "répondez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rendez" vs "répondez" - 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 "rendez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendez" and "répondez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renoncez vs répondez". 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 #408,705 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.