Which to use
“répondu” and “revendu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,017
- “répondu” frequency rank
- #23,675
- “revendu” frequency rank
- 25692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondu | revendu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de répondre. | Participe passé masculin singulier de revendre. |
Where the eye mixes répondu and revendu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. répondu and revendu follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: répondu vs revendu
A purely visual mix-up. répondu (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dy\) and revendu (\ʁə.vɑ̃.dy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondu is recorded at frequency rank #2,017, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dy\. revendu is at rank #23,675, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃.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 25692, this pair ranks #339,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of répondu vs revendu
Shared letters: dnru. Private to "répondu": opé. Private to "revendu": ev.
"répondu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revendu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- revendu ← ervendu · reevndu · revednu · revenddu · revenndu · revenud · revnedu · revvendu
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répondu" and "revendu" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "répondu" vs "revendu" - which ranks higher?
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 "répondu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revendu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondu" and "revendu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revendu 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 #339,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.