Which to use
“vendre” and “vengé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,305
- “vendre” frequency rank
- #37,121
- “vengé” frequency rank
- 38426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendre | vengé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aliéner une chose, transporter, céder à quelqu’un la propriété d’une chose pour un certain prix, contre une somme d'argent. | Participe passé masculin singulier de venger. |
Where the eye mixes vendre and vengé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vendre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against vengé's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vendre and vengé
A purely visual mix-up. vendre (\vɑ̃dʁ\) 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 38426, 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\. 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 38426, this pair ranks #255,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vendre vs vengé
Shared letters: env. Private to "vendre": dr. Private to "vengé": gé.
"vendre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "vengé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vendre ← evndre · vednre · venddre · vender · vendrre · venndre · venrde · vnedre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vendre" for "vengé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vendre" vs "vengé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendre" 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 #255,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendre" 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 #255,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.