Which to use
“vendeurs” is a noun and “vengeurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,320
- “vendeurs” frequency rank
- #49,422
- “vengeurs” frequency rank
- 57742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendeurs | vengeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vendeur. | Masculin pluriel de vengeur. |
Where the eye mixes vendeurs and vengeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vendeurs and vengeurs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vendeurs with vengeurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vendeurs is \vɑ̃.dœʁ\ while vengeurs is \vɑ̃.ʒœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “vendeurs” becomes g in “vengeurs”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57742, 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\. vengeurs is at rank #49,422, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vɑ̃.ʒœʁ\.
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 57742, this pair ranks #113,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendeurs vs vengeurs
Shared letters: enrsuv. Private to "vendeurs": d. Private to "vengeurs": g.
"vendeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "vengeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vendeurs" and "vengeurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vendeurs" vs "vengeurs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendeurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vengeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendeurs" and "vengeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vengeur 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 #113,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.