renduesvsrépanduesWhich spelling fits?

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“rendues” and “répandues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,245
“rendues” frequency rank
#24,760
“répandues” frequency rank
38005
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rendues répandues
Definition Féminin pluriel de rendu. Féminin pluriel de répandu.

Where the eye mixes rendues and répandues

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rendues runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against répandues's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
rendues
9 ch
répandues

Look-alike desk: rendues vs répandues

A purely visual mix-up. rendues (\ʁɑ̃.dy\) and répandues (\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 38005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rendues is recorded at frequency rank #13,245, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dy\. répandues is at rank #24,760, 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 38005, this pair ranks #258,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rendues vs répandues

Shared letters: denrsu. Private to "rendues": -. Private to "répandues": apé.

"rendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "répandues" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rendues ← erndues · rednues · renddues · rendeus · renduess · renduse · renndues · renudes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rendues" and "répandues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃.dy\ versus \ʁe.pɑ̃.dy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rendues" or "répandues"?
"rendues" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,245 in our French list, against #24,760 for "répandues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rendues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "répandues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #258,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rendues" and "répandues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rénales vs rendues". 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 #258,376 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list