Which to use
“rendrez” is a verb and “rendue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,036
- “rendrez” frequency rank
- #4,979
- “rendue” frequency rank
- 42015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendrez | rendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de rendre. | Féminin singulier de rendu. |
Where the eye mixes rendrez and rendue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rendrez with rendue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rendrez is \ʁɑ̃.dʁe\ while rendue is \ʁɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendrez is recorded at frequency rank #37,036, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dʁe\. rendue is at rank #4,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dy\.
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 42015, this pair ranks #228,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendrez vs rendue
Shared letters: denr. Private to "rendrez": z. Private to "rendue": u.
"rendrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "rendue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendrez" and "rendue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "rendrez" or "rendue" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendrez" and "rendue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendrez vs réparez". 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 #228,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.