Which to use
“Vendée” is a name and “vendez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,793
- “Vendée” frequency rank
- #23,412
- “vendez” frequency rank
- 32205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vendée | vendez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rivière française qui prend sa source à Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de vendre. |
Same sound, different letters: Vendée vs vendez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. Vendée (CVCCVV) and vendez (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - Vendée and vendez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Vendée and vendez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɑ̃.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vendée is recorded at frequency rank #8,793, classified as aname, pronounced \vɑ̃.de\. vendez is at rank #23,412, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.de\.
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 32205, this pair ranks #298,818 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vendée vs vendez
Shared letters: denv. Private to "Vendée": é. Private to "vendez": z.
"Vendée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "vendez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vendez ← evndez · vednez · venddez · vendezz · vendze · venedz · venndez · vnedez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vendée" and "vendez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Vendée" or "vendez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Vendée" / "vendez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vendée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,818 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vendée" and "vendez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendez 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 #298,818 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.