Which to use
“rendras” and “rends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,686
- “rendras” frequency rank
- #3,420
- “rends” frequency rank
- 39106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendras | rends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur du verbe rendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes rendras and rends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rendras with rends
A purely visual mix-up. rendras (\ʁɑ̃d.ʁa\) and rends (\ʁɑ̃\) 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 39106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendras is recorded at frequency rank #35,686, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃d.ʁa\. rends is at rank #3,420, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃\.
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 39106, this pair ranks #250,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendras vs rends
Shared letters: denrs. Private to "rendras": a. Private to "rends": -.
"rendras" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "rends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendras" and "rends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rendras" vs "rends" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendras" and "rends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendras 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 #250,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.