Which to use
“retenus” and “revendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,122
- “retenus” frequency rank
- #48,161
- “revendus” frequency rank
- 59283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retenus | revendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel du participe passé du verbe retenir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de revendre. |
Where the eye mixes retenus and revendus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between retenus and revendus
A purely visual mix-up. retenus (\ʁət.ny\) and revendus (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retenus is recorded at frequency rank #11,122, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁət.ny\. revendus is at rank #48,161, 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 59283, this pair ranks #104,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retenus vs revendus
Shared letters: enrsu. Private to "retenus": t. Private to "revendus": dv.
"retenus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revendus" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "retenus" and "revendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "retenus" or "revendus" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "retenus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retenus" and "revendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revendus vs revêtus". 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 #104,029 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.