Which to use
“rendra” and “rentra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,744
- “rendra” frequency rank
- #29,941
- “rentra” frequency rank
- 36685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendra | rentra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de rendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rentrer. |
Where the eye mixes rendra and rentra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rendra and rentra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rendra with rentra
A purely visual mix-up. rendra (\ʁɑ̃.dʁa\) and rentra (\ʁɑ̃.tʁa\) 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 a single letter - d in “rendra” becomes t in “rentra”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendra is recorded at frequency rank #6,744, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dʁa\. rentra is at rank #29,941, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.tʁa\.
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 36685, this pair ranks #267,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendra vs rentra
Shared letters: aenr. Private to "rendra": d. Private to "rentra": t.
"rendra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "rentra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendra" for "rentra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rendra" vs "rentra" - which ranks higher?
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 "rendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rentra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendra" and "rentra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Renata vs rentra". 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 #267,845 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.