Which to use
“vendeurs” and “vendeuses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,320
- “vendeurs” frequency rank
- #44,252
- “vendeuses” frequency rank
- 52572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendeurs | vendeuses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vendeur. | Pluriel de vendeuse. |
Where the eye mixes vendeurs and vendeuses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vendeurs runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against vendeuses's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vendeurs and vendeuses
A purely visual mix-up. vendeurs (\vɑ̃.dœʁ\) and vendeuses (\vɑ̃.døz\) 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 52572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendeurs is recorded at frequency rank #8,320, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃.dœʁ\. vendeuses is at rank #44,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃.døz\.
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 52572, this pair ranks #146,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendeurs vs vendeuses
Shared letters: densuv. Private to "vendeurs": r. Private to "vendeuses": -.
"vendeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "vendeuses" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vendeurs" and "vendeuses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vendeurs" vs "vendeuses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vendeurs" and "vendeuses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendeurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendeuses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendeurs" and "vendeuses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendeuse vs vendeuses". 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 #146,785 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.