Which to use
“vécues” and “vendues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,734
- “vécues” frequency rank
- #10,603
- “vendues” frequency rank
- 34337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vécues | vendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de vécu. | Féminin pluriel de vendu. |
Where the eye mixes vécues and vendues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vécues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against vendues's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vécues vs vendues
A purely visual mix-up. vécues (\ve.ky\) and vendues (\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 34337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vécues is recorded at frequency rank #23,734, classified as anadj, pronounced \ve.ky\. vendues is at rank #10,603, tagged as anadj, pronounced \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 34337, this pair ranks #284,531 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vécues vs vendues
Shared letters: esuv. Private to "vécues": cé. Private to "vendues": dn.
"vécues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vendues ← evndues · vednues · venddues · vendeus · venduess · venduse · venndues · venudes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vécues" and "vendues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vécues" vs "vendues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vécues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,531 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vécues" and "vendues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vécues vs veufs". 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 #284,531 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.