Which to use
“vendez” and “vengé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,412
- “vendez” frequency rank
- #37,121
- “vengé” frequency rank
- 60533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendez | vengé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de vendre. | Participe passé masculin singulier de venger. |
Where the eye mixes vendez and vengé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vendez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against vengé's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vendez with vengé
A purely visual mix-up. vendez (\vɑ̃.de\) and vengé (\vɑ̃.ʒe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60533, 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\. vengé is at rank #37,121, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 60533, this pair ranks #97,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vendez vs vengé
Shared letters: env. Private to "vendez": dz. Private to "vengé": gé.
"vendez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vengé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vendez ← evndez · vednez · venddez · vendezz · vendze · venedz · venndez · vnedez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vendez" for "vengé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vendez" or "vengé"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vendez" and "vengé" 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 "vengé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendez" and "vengé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vengé 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 #97,124 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.