rendonsvsrendrasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“rendons” and “rendras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,303
“rendons” frequency rank
#35,686
“rendras” frequency rank
53989
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rendons rendras
Definition Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. Deuxième personne du singulier du futur du verbe rendre.

Where the eye mixes rendons and rendras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
rendons
7 ch
rendras

Look-alike desk: rendons vs rendras

A purely visual mix-up. rendons (\ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃\) and rendras (\ʁɑ̃d.ʁa\) 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 53989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rendons is recorded at frequency rank #18,303, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃\. rendras is at rank #35,686, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃d.ʁa\.

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 53989, this pair ranks #137,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rendons vs rendras

Shared letters: denrs. Private to "rendons": o. Private to "rendras": a.

"rendons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "rendras" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rendonserndons · rednons · renddons · rendnos · rendonns · rendonss · rendosn · renndons
  • rendraserndras · rednras · rendars · renddras · rendrass · rendrras · rendrsa · renndras

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rendons" and "rendras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃\ versus \ʁɑ̃d.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "rendons" or "rendras" show up more?
"rendons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,303 in our French list, against #35,686 for "rendras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rendons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rendras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #137,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rendons" and "rendras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendras vs rendrons". 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 #137,047 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list