Which to use
“rendons” and “rêvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,303
- “rendons” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “rêvons” frequency rank
- 63018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendons | rêvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes rendons and rêvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rendons and rêvons
A purely visual mix-up. rendons (\ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃\) and rêvons (\ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63018, 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\. rêvons is at rank #44,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\.
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 63018, this pair ranks #84,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rendons vs rêvons
Shared letters: nors. Private to "rendons": de. Private to "rêvons": vê.
"rendons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendons ← erndons · rednons · renddons · rendnos · rendonns · rendonss · rendosn · renndons
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendons" for "rêvons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rendons" or "rêvons"?
Useful next steps
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 "rêvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendons" and "rêvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolus vs rêvons". 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 #84,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.