Which to use
“rendu” and “répandu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,042
- “rendu” frequency rank
- #8,774
- “répandu” frequency rank
- 9816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendu | répandu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est remis à destination. (Voir aussi rendu Rouen.) | Que l’on a répandu ; qui est réparti, distribué. |
Where the eye mixes rendu and répandu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rendu runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against répandu's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rendu and répandu
A purely visual mix-up. rendu (\ʁɑ̃.dy\) and répandu (\ʁe.pɑ̃.dy\) 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 9816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendu is recorded at frequency rank #1,042, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dy\. répandu is at rank #8,774, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.pɑ̃.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 9816, this pair ranks #415,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rendu vs répandu
Shared letters: dnru. Private to "rendu": e. Private to "répandu": apé.
"rendu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "répandu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendu ← erndu · rednu · renddu · renndu · renud · rnedu · rrendu
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendu" for "répandu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rendu" or "répandu"?
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 "rendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répandu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendu" and "répandu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rénal vs rendu". 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 #415,301 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.