Which to use
“vende” is a verb and “vénère” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,857
- “vende” frequency rank
- #24,078
- “vénère” frequency rank
- 54935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vende | vénère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe vendre. | Énervé ; en colère. |
Where the eye mixes vende and vénère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vende runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against vénère's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vende vs vénère
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vende is \vɑ̃d\ while vénère is \ve.nɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vende is recorded at frequency rank #30,857, classified as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃d\. vénère is at rank #24,078, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ve.nɛʁ\.
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 54935, this pair ranks #130,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vende vs vénère
Shared letters: env. Private to "vende": d. Private to "vénère": rèé.
"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vénère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vende ← evnde · vedne · vendde · vened · vennde · vnede · vvende
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vende" for "vénère" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vende" or "vénère"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vénère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vende" and "vénère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vende vs veniez". 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 #130,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.