Which to use
“rendons” and “répondons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,303
- “rendons” frequency rank
- #44,164
- “répondons” frequency rank
- 62467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendons | répondons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes rendons and répondons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rendons with répondons
A purely visual mix-up. rendons (\ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃\) and répondons (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dɔ̃\) 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 62467, 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\. répondons is at rank #44,164, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dɔ̃\.
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 62467, this pair ranks #86,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rendons vs répondons
Shared letters: dnors. Private to "rendons": e. Private to "répondons": pé.
"rendons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "répondons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendons ← erndons · rednons · renddons · rendnos · rendonns · rendonss · rendosn · renndons
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendons" and "répondons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "rendons" or "répondons" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rendons" and "répondons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendons" and "répondons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondons vs répondrons". 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 #86,954 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.