Which to use
“vendeurs” is a noun and “vendus” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,320
- “vendeurs” frequency rank
- #5,087
- “vendus” frequency rank
- 13407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendeurs | vendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vendeur. | Masculin pluriel du participe passé de vendre. |
Where the eye mixes vendeurs and vendus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vendeurs runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against vendus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vendeurs vs vendus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vendeurs is \vɑ̃.dœʁ\ while vendus is \vɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13407, 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\. vendus is at rank #5,087, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.dy\.
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 13407, this pair ranks #401,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vendeurs vs vendus
Shared letters: densuv. Private to "vendeurs": r. Private to "vendus": -.
"vendeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "vendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vendeurs" and "vendus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vendeurs" or "vendus" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendeurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendeurs" and "vendus" 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 #401,151 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.