rendusvsrevusTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,525
“rendus” frequency rank
#27,601
“revus” frequency rank
32126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rendus revus
Definition Masculin pluriel de rendu. Masculin pluriel de revu.

Where the eye mixes rendus and revus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
rendus
5 ch
revus

Look-alike desk: rendus vs revus

A purely visual mix-up. rendus (\ʁɑ̃.dy\) and revus (\ʁə.vy\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32126, 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\. revus is at rank #27,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vy\.

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 32126, this pair ranks #299,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rendus vs revus

Shared letters: ersu. Private to "rendus": dn. Private to "revus": v.

"rendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "revus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • renduserndus · rednus · renddus · rendsu · renduss · renndus · renuds · rnedus
  • revuservus · reuvs · revsu · revuss · revvus · rrevus · rveus

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rendus" and "revus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃.dy\ versus \ʁə.vy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rendus" or "revus"?
"rendus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,525 in our French list, against #27,601 for "revus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "rendus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #299,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rendus" and "revus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs revus". 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 #299,386 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