Which to use
“rendons” and “restons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,303
- “rendons” frequency rank
- #11,654
- “restons” frequency rank
- 29957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendons | restons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rester. |
Where the eye mixes rendons and restons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rendons vs restons
A purely visual mix-up. rendons (\ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃\) and restons (\ʁɛs.tɔ̃\) 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 29957, 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\. restons is at rank #11,654, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.tɔ̃\.
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 29957, this pair ranks #313,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendons vs restons
Shared letters: enors. Private to "rendons": d. Private to "restons": t.
"rendons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "restons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rendons" and "restons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rendons" or "restons"?
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 "rendons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendons" and "restons" 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 #313,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.