Which to use
“vends” and “vengé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,479
- “vends” frequency rank
- #37,121
- “vengé” frequency rank
- 45600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vends | vengé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de vendre. | Participe passé masculin singulier de venger. |
Where the eye mixes vends and vengé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vends vs vengé
A purely visual mix-up. vends (\vɑ̃\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vends is recorded at frequency rank #8,479, classified as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃\. 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 45600, this pair ranks #201,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vends vs vengé
Shared letters: env. Private to "vends": ds. Private to "vengé": gé.
"vends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "vengé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vends ← evnds · vedns · vendds · vendss · vennds · vensd · vneds · vvends
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vends" and "vengé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vends" or "vengé"?
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 "vends" 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 #201,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vends" 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 #201,478 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.