rendusvsrépandusWhat's the difference?

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.

6 ch
rendus
8 ch
répandus

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

  • renduserndus · rednus · renddus · rendsu · renduss · renndus · renuds · rnedus

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rendus" for "répandus" ever safe?
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, "rendus" or "répandus"?
"rendus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,525 in our French list, against #24,382 for "répandus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list