Which to use
“vends” and “venu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,479
- “vends” frequency rank
- #1,306
- “venu” frequency rank
- 9785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vends | venu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de vendre. | Participe passé masculin singulier de venir. |
Where the eye mixes vends and venu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vends and venu
A purely visual mix-up. vends (\vɑ̃\) and venu (\və.ny\) 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 9785, 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\. venu is at rank #1,306, tagged as averb, pronounced \və.ny\.
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 9785, this pair ranks #415,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vends vs venu
Shared letters: env. Private to "vends": ds. Private to "venu": u.
"vends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "venu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vends" and "venu" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vends" vs "venu" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "venu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vends" and "venu" 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 #415,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.