Which to use
“rends” and “réponds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,420
- “rends” frequency rank
- #3,797
- “réponds” frequency rank
- 7217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rends | réponds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes rends and réponds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rends runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against réponds's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rends with réponds
A purely visual mix-up. rends (\ʁɑ̃\) and réponds (\ʁe.pɔ̃\) 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 7217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rends is recorded at frequency rank #3,420, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃\. réponds is at rank #3,797, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃\.
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 7217, this pair ranks #423,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rends vs réponds
Shared letters: dnrs. Private to "rends": e. Private to "réponds": opé.
"rends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "réponds" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rends ← ernds · redns · rendds · rendss · rennds · rensd · rneds · rrends
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rends" for "réponds" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rends" or "réponds"?
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 "rends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réponds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rends" and "réponds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs rends". 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 #423,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.