Which to use
“vende” and “venger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,857
- “vende” frequency rank
- #7,259
- “venger” frequency rank
- 38116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vende | venger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe vendre. | Obtenir vengeance de quelque injure, de quelque outrage, de quelque acte coupable ; se dit en parlant des choses dont on veut tirer satisfaction. |
Where the eye mixes vende and venger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vende runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against venger's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vende and venger
A purely visual mix-up. vende (\vɑ̃d\) and venger (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38116, 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\. venger is at rank #7,259, 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 38116, this pair ranks #257,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vende vs venger
Shared letters: env. Private to "vende": d. Private to "venger": gr.
"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "venger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vende" and "venger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vende" or "venger"?
Useful next steps
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 "venger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vende" and "venger" 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 #257,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.