Which to use
“rendus” and “répandus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,525
- “rendus” frequency rank
- #24,382
- “répandus” frequency rank
- 28907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendus | répandus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de rendu. | Masculin pluriel de répandu. |
Where the eye mixes rendus and répandus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rendus and répandus
A purely visual mix-up. rendus (\ʁɑ̃.dy\) and répandus (\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 28907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendus is recorded at frequency rank #4,525, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dy\. répandus is at rank #24,382, 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 28907, this pair ranks #319,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendus vs répandus
Shared letters: dnrsu. Private to "rendus": e. Private to "répandus": apé.
"rendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "répandus" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendus ← erndus · rednus · renddus · rendsu · renduss · renndus · renuds · rnedus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendus" for "répandus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rendus" or "répandus"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rendus" and "répandus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répandus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendus" and "répandus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répandus vs revendus". 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 #319,895 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.