Which to use
“vendra” and “vendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,187
- “vendra” frequency rank
- #1,305
- “vendre” frequency rank
- 30492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendra | vendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de vendre. | Aliéner une chose, transporter, céder à quelqu’un la propriété d’une chose pour un certain prix, contre une somme d'argent. |
Where the eye mixes vendra and vendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vendra and vendre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vendra with vendre
A purely visual mix-up. vendra (\vɑ̃.dʁa\) and vendre (\vɑ̃dʁ\) 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 - a in “vendra” becomes e in “vendre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendra is recorded at frequency rank #29,187, classified as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.dʁa\. vendre is at rank #1,305, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃dʁ\.
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 30492, this pair ranks #309,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendra vs vendre
Shared letters: denrv. Private to "vendra": a. Private to "vendre": -.
"vendra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "vendre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vendra" and "vendre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vendra" vs "vendre" - which ranks higher?
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 "vendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendra" and "vendre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendra vs vendrait". 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 #309,959 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.