Which to use
“vendons” and “venions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,201
- “vendons” frequency rank
- #43,715
- “venions” frequency rank
- 79916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendons | venions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de vendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe venir. |
Where the eye mixes vendons and venions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vendons (CVCCVCC) and venions (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vendons vs venions
A purely visual mix-up. vendons (\vɑ̃.dɔ̃\) and venions (\və.njɔ̃\) 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 a single letter - d in “vendons” becomes i in “venions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendons is recorded at frequency rank #36,201, classified as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.dɔ̃\. venions is at rank #43,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \və.njɔ̃\.
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 79916, this pair ranks #22,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vendons vs venions
Shared letters: enosv. Private to "vendons": d. Private to "venions": i.
"vendons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "venions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vendons" for "venions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vendons" vs "venions" - 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 "vendons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "venions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendons" and "venions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venions vs vivions". 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 #22,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.