Which to use
“rendra” and “répondra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,744
- “rendra” frequency rank
- #14,356
- “répondra” frequency rank
- 21100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendra | répondra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de rendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes rendra and répondra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rendra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against répondra's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rendra with répondra
A purely visual mix-up. rendra (\ʁɑ̃.dʁa\) and répondra (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\) 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 21100, 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\. répondra is at rank #14,356, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\.
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 21100, this pair ranks #364,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rendra vs répondra
Shared letters: adnr. Private to "rendra": e. Private to "répondra": opé.
"rendra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "répondra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendra ← erndra · rednra · rendar · renddra · rendrra · renndra · renrda · rnedra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendra" and "répondra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rendra" or "répondra"?
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 "rendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendra" and "répondra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondra vs reposera". 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 #364,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.