Which to use
“rendons” and “rends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,303
- “rendons” frequency rank
- #3,420
- “rends” frequency rank
- 21723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendons | rends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes rendons and rends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rendons and rends
A purely visual mix-up. rendons (\ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃\) and rends (\ʁɑ̃\) 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 21723, 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\. rends is at rank #3,420, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃\.
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 21723, this pair ranks #361,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rendons vs rends
Shared letters: denrs. Private to "rendons": o. Private to "rends": -.
"rendons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "rends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendons" and "rends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "rendons" or "rends" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendons" and "rends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendons 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 #361,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.