Which to use
“vecteurs” is an adjective and “vendeurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,618
- “vecteurs” frequency rank
- #8,320
- “vendeurs” frequency rank
- 26938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vecteurs | vendeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de vecteur. | Pluriel de vendeur. |
Where the eye mixes vecteurs and vendeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vecteurs and vendeurs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vecteurs vs vendeurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vecteurs is \vɛk.tœʁ\ while vendeurs is \vɑ̃.dœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vecteurs is recorded at frequency rank #18,618, classified as anadj, pronounced \vɛk.tœʁ\. vendeurs is at rank #8,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃.dœʁ\.
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 26938, this pair ranks #331,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vecteurs vs vendeurs
Shared letters: ersuv. Private to "vecteurs": ct. Private to "vendeurs": dn.
"vecteurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "vendeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vecteurs" for "vendeurs" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "vecteurs" or "vendeurs" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vecteurs" and "vendeurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vecteurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vecteurs" and "vendeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vecteurs vs vengeurs". 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 #331,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.