Which to use
“vendre” and “vends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,305
- “vendre” frequency rank
- #8,479
- “vends” frequency rank
- 9784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendre | vends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aliéner une chose, transporter, céder à quelqu’un la propriété d’une chose pour un certain prix, contre une somme d'argent. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de vendre. |
Where the eye mixes vendre and vends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vendre vs vends
A purely visual mix-up. vendre (\vɑ̃dʁ\) and vends (\vɑ̃\) 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 9784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendre is recorded at frequency rank #1,305, classified as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃dʁ\. vends is at rank #8,479, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃\.
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 9784, this pair ranks #415,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vendre vs vends
Shared letters: denv. Private to "vendre": r. Private to "vends": s.
"vendre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "vends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vendre" and "vends" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vendre" vs "vends" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vendre" and "vends" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendre" and "vends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vends vs veufs". 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 #415,423 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.