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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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vendra and vendre apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
vendra
6 ch
vendre

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • vendraevndra · vednra · vendar · venddra · vendrra · venndra · venrda · vnedra
  • vendreevndre · vednre · venddre · vender · vendrre · venndre · venrde · vnedre

Frequency comparison

vendra#29,187
vendre#1,305

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vendra" and "vendre" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vɑ̃.dʁa\ versus \vɑ̃dʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vendra" or "vendre"?
"vendre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,305 in our French list, against #29,187 for "vendra". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering vendra vs vendre

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vendra” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list