Which to use
“vendez” is a verb and “vendues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,412
- “vendez” frequency rank
- #10,603
- “vendues” frequency rank
- 34015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendez | vendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de vendre. | Féminin pluriel de vendu. |
Where the eye mixes vendez and vendues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vendez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) 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 vendez with vendues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vendez is \vɑ̃.de\ while vendues is \vɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendez is recorded at frequency rank #23,412, classified as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.de\. 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 34015, this pair ranks #286,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendez vs vendues
Shared letters: denv. Private to "vendez": z. Private to "vendues": su.
"vendez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vendez" and "vendues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vendez" vs "vendues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vendez" and "vendues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendez" 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 #286,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendez" and "vendues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendez vs veniez". 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 #286,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.