Which to use
“rends” and “res” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,420
- “rends” frequency rank
- #12,853
- “res” frequency rank
- 16273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rends | res |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rendre. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe rêtre. |
Where the eye mixes rends and res
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rends vs res
A purely visual mix-up. rends (\ʁɑ̃\) and res (\ʁɛ\) 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 16273, 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\. res is at rank #12,853, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ\.
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 16273, this pair ranks #388,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rends vs res
Shared letters: ers. Private to "rends": dn. Private to "res": -.
"rends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "res" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rends ← ernds · redns · rendds · rendss · rennds · rensd · rneds · rrends
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rends" and "res" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rends" vs "res" - which ranks higher?
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 "res" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rends" and "res" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "res vs Rhys". 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 #388,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.