Which to use
“revendre” and “revendus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,661
- “revendre” frequency rank
- #48,161
- “revendus” frequency rank
- 60822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revendre | revendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vendre ce que l’on a acheté. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de revendre. |
Where the eye mixes revendre and revendus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revendre (CVCVCCCV) and revendus (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses revendre with revendus
A purely visual mix-up. revendre (\ʁə.vɑ̃dʁ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revendre is recorded at frequency rank #12,661, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃dʁ\. 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 60822, this pair ranks #95,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revendre vs revendus
Shared letters: denrv. Private to "revendre": -. Private to "revendus": su.
"revendre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "revendus" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revendre" and "revendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "revendre" vs "revendus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revendre" 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 #95,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revendre" 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 #95,581 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.