rendrasvsrendsWhich spelling fits?

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.

7 ch
rendras
5 ch
rends

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

  • rendraserndras · rednras · rendars · renddras · rendrass · rendrras · rendrsa · renndras
  • rendsernds · redns · rendds · rendss · rennds · rensd · rneds · rrends

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rendras" and "rends" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃d.ʁa\ versus \ʁɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rendras" vs "rends" - which ranks higher?
"rends" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,420 in our French list, against #35,686 for "rendras". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list