Which to use
“vende” is a verb and “vents” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,857
- “vende” frequency rank
- #5,202
- “vents” frequency rank
- 36059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vende | vents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe vendre. | Dans un orchestre symphonique, section regroupant les instruments à vent. |
Where the eye mixes vende and vents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vende (CVCCV) and vents (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vende and vents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vende is \vɑ̃d\ while vents is \vɑ̃\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36059, 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\. vents is at rank #5,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃\.
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 36059, this pair ranks #272,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vende vs vents
Shared letters: env. Private to "vende": d. Private to "vents": st.
"vende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vents" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vende" for "vents" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vende" or "vents"?
What to do next
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 "vents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vende" and "vents" 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 #272,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.