Which to use
“vendeuses” is a noun and “vendues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,252
- “vendeuses” frequency rank
- #10,603
- “vendues” frequency rank
- 54855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendeuses | vendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vendeuse. | Féminin pluriel de vendu. |
Where the eye mixes vendeuses and vendues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vendeuses runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against vendues's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vendeuses with vendues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vendeuses is \vɑ̃.døz\ while vendues 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendeuses is recorded at frequency rank #44,252, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃.døz\. vendues is at rank #10,603, tagged as anadj, 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 54855, this pair ranks #131,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendeuses vs vendues
Shared letters: densuv. Private to "vendeuses": -. Private to "vendues": -.
"vendeuses" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vendeuses" for "vendues" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "vendeuses" or "vendues" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendeuses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendeuses" and "vendues" 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 #131,231 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.