Which to use
“vendent” and “vendez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,632
- “vendent” frequency rank
- #23,412
- “vendez” frequency rank
- 32044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendent | vendez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de vendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de vendre. |
Where the eye mixes vendent and vendez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vendent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against vendez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vendent vs vendez
A purely visual mix-up. vendent (\vɑ̃d\) and vendez (\vɑ̃.de\) 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 32044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendent is recorded at frequency rank #8,632, classified as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃d\. 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 32044, this pair ranks #299,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendent vs vendez
Shared letters: denv. Private to "vendent": t. Private to "vendez": z.
"vendent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "vendez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vendent" and "vendez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vendent" vs "vendez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vendent" and "vendez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendent" 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 #299,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendent" 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 #299,905 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.