Which to use
“vente” and “ventre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #991
- “vente” frequency rank
- #3,113
- “ventre” frequency rank
- 4104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vente | ventre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contrat par lequel une chose est aliénée moyennant un prix donné. | Abdomen, cavité du corps de l’être humain et des animaux qui contient les intestins. |
Where the eye mixes vente and ventre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vente with ventre
A purely visual mix-up. vente (\vɑ̃t\) and ventre (\vɑ̃tʁ\) 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 4104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vente is recorded at frequency rank #991, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃t\. ventre is at rank #3,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɑ̃tʁ\.
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 4104, this pair ranks #432,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vente vs ventre
Shared letters: entv. Private to "vente": -. Private to "ventre": r.
"vente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ventre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vente" for "ventre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vente" or "ventre"?
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 "vente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ventre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vente" and "ventre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vénétie vs ventre". 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 #432,451 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.