vendrevsviendrezTell them apart

Which to use

“vendre” and “viendrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,305
“vendre” frequency rank
#41,065
“viendrez” frequency rank
42370
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vendre viendrez
Definition Aliéner une chose, transporter, céder à quelqu’un la propriété d’une chose pour un certain prix, contre une somme d'argent. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de venir.

Where the eye mixes vendre and viendrez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vendre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against viendrez's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
vendre
8 ch
viendrez

Look-alike desk: vendre vs viendrez

A purely visual mix-up. vendre (\vɑ̃dʁ\) and viendrez (\vjɛ̃.dʁe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42370, 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\. viendrez is at rank #41,065, tagged as averb, pronounced \vjɛ̃.dʁe\.

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 42370, this pair ranks #226,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vendre vs viendrez

Shared letters: denrv. Private to "vendre": -. Private to "viendrez": iz.

"vendre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "viendrez" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vendre ← evndre · vednre · venddre · vender · vendrre · venndre · venrde · vnedre
  • viendrez ← ivendrez · veindrez · viednrez · vienddrez · vienderz · viendrezz · viendrrez · viendrze

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vendre" and "viendrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\vɑ̃dʁ\ versus \vjɛ̃.dʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vendre" vs "viendrez" - which ranks higher?
"vendre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,305 in our French list, against #41,065 for "viendrez". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "vendre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "viendrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vendre" and "viendrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viendras vs viendrez". 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 #226,127 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list