Which to use
“rendrez” and “retirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,036
- “rendrez” frequency rank
- #21,446
- “retirez” frequency rank
- 58482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendrez | retirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de rendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retirer. |
Where the eye mixes rendrez and retirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rendrez and retirez
A purely visual mix-up. rendrez (\ʁɑ̃.dʁe\) and retirez (\ʁə.ti.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58482, 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\. retirez is at rank #21,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ti.ʁe\.
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 58482, this pair ranks #108,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rendrez vs retirez
Shared letters: erz. Private to "rendrez": dn. Private to "retirez": it.
"rendrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "retirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendrez" and "retirez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rendrez" or "retirez"?
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 "rendrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendrez" and "retirez" 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 #108,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.