Which to use
“vendues” and “venues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,603
- “vendues” frequency rank
- #8,480
- “venues” frequency rank
- 19083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vendues | venues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de vendu. | Féminin pluriel de venu. |
Where the eye mixes vendues and venues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vendues and venues
A purely visual mix-up. vendues (\vɑ̃.dy\) and venues (\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 19083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vendues is recorded at frequency rank #10,603, classified as anadj, pronounced \vɑ̃.dy\. venues is at rank #8,480, tagged as anadj, 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 19083, this pair ranks #375,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vendues vs venues
Shared letters: ensuv. Private to "vendues": d. Private to "venues": -.
"vendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "venues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vendues" and "venues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vendues" vs "venues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vendues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "venues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vendues" and "venues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vendeuses vs vendues". 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 #375,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.