Which to use
“vendeur” is an adjective and “vendeurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,723
- “vendeur” frequency rank
- #8,320
- “vendeurs” frequency rank
- 13043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendeur | vendeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui fait vendre. | Pluriel de vendeur. |
Same sound, different letters: vendeur vs vendeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. vendeur runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against vendeurs's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - vendeur and vendeurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: vendeur and vendeurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɑ̃.dœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vendeur” sits inside “vendeurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendeur is recorded at frequency rank #4,723, classified as anadj, pronounced \vɑ̃.dœʁ\. vendeurs is at rank #8,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃.dœʁ\.
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 13043, this pair ranks #402,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vendeur vs vendeurs
Shared letters: denruv. Private to "vendeur": -. Private to "vendeurs": s.
"vendeur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "vendeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vendeur" and "vendeurs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vendeur" or "vendeurs"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendeur" and "vendeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendeurs vs vengeurs". 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 #402,679 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.