Which to use
“vendeuse” and “vendue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,014
- “vendeuse” frequency rank
- #7,636
- “vendue” frequency rank
- 27650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendeuse | vendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui vend, qui a vendu. (En termes juridiques on utilise plutôt le terme de venderesse) | Femme vendue. |
Where the eye mixes vendeuse and vendue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vendeuse runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against vendue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vendeuse with vendue
A purely visual mix-up. vendeuse (\vɑ̃.døz\) and vendue (\vɑ̃.dy\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendeuse is recorded at frequency rank #20,014, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃.døz\. vendue is at rank #7,636, tagged as anoun, 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 27650, this pair ranks #327,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendeuse vs vendue
Shared letters: denuv. Private to "vendeuse": s. Private to "vendue": -.
"vendeuse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "vendue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vendeuse" and "vendue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vendeuse" or "vendue"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendeuse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendeuse" and "vendue" 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 #327,710 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.