Which to use
“vendue” is a noun and “vendus” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,636
- “vendue” frequency rank
- #5,087
- “vendus” frequency rank
- 12723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendue | vendus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme vendue. | Masculin pluriel du participe passé de vendre. |
Same sound, different letters: vendue vs vendus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - vendue and vendus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: vendue and vendus carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vɑ̃.dy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “vendue” becomes s in “vendus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendue is recorded at frequency rank #7,636, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃.dy\. vendus is at rank #5,087, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.dy\.
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 12723, this pair ranks #404,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vendue vs vendus
Shared letters: denuv. Private to "vendue": -. Private to "vendus": s.
"vendue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "vendus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vendue" and "vendus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vendue" or "vendus" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vendus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendue" and "vendus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendue vs Venice". 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 #404,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.