Which to use
“vende” and “vengé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,857
- “vende” frequency rank
- #37,121
- “vengé” frequency rank
- 67978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vende | vengé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe vendre. | Participe passé masculin singulier de venger. |
Where the eye mixes vende and vengé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vende and vengé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vende and vengé
A purely visual mix-up. vende (\vɑ̃d\) and vengé (\vɑ̃.ʒe\) 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 67978, 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\. vengé is at rank #37,121, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 67978, this pair ranks #61,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vende vs vengé
Shared letters: env. Private to "vende": d. Private to "vengé": gé.
"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vengé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vende ← evnde · vedne · vendde · vened · vennde · vnede · vvende
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vende" and "vengé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vende" or "vengé" show up more?
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 "vende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vengé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vende" and "vengé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vengé 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 #61,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.