radish

/ˈɹad.ɪʃ/

//ˈɹad.ɪʃ// noun

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"radish" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“radish” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,122
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

Corpus desk

Index EN-radish · radish · English

radish · rank #38,122 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,122
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rashad

Nearest frequency peer: Rashad (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “radish”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “radish” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

radish vs rash
67% similar
radish vs raise
67% similar
radish vs radius
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for radish
PropertyValue
Headwordradish
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹad.ɪʃ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,122
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “radish”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).radishlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Rashad” (#38,123), “Quintana” (#38,120), “Queenstown” (#38,119). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “radish” is #38,122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around radish (IPA /ˈɹad.ɪʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,122 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for radish, with forms such as "ardish", "raddish", and "radihs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "rash", "raise", "radius", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English radiche, from Old English rǣdiċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rādik, borrowed from Latin rādīcem (“root of a plant; radish”); later influenced by Anglo-Norman radich and Middle French radice, borrowed from Italian radice,… The correct English form is radish, spelled R-A-D-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
  2. 2
    The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cooked.
  3. 3
    Some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how radish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Many times they ſow divers ſeeds in a Bed together, as Radiſhes and Carrots, that by ſuch time as the Carrots come up, the Radiſhes may be gone. Upon beds newly ſet with Licorice they ſow Onions or Radiſh, or Lettice if their Licorice plants or ground be but weak, ſo as not quickly to cauſe a ſhadow with their leaves.
  2. The newly-introduced radish, which has attracted the attention of horticulturists so much of late, is certainly a novelty, inasmuch as the edible portion of the plant is the seed-vessel, and not the root. The common radish, in its numerous varieties, in such an exceedingly popular salad-plant, that we are scarcely prepared to look to this genus for new ec…

Etymology

PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English radiche, from Old English rǣdiċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rādik, borrowed from Latin rādīcem (“root of a plant; radish”); later influenced by Anglo-Norman radich and Middle French radice, borrowed from Italian radice, from the same Latin source. Doublet of radix.

This word in other languages

rábano(Español)radis(Français)Radieschen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ardish
  • raddish
  • radihs
  • radishh
  • radissh
  • radsih
  • raidsh
  • rdaish
  • rradish

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of radish - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ardish2raddish1radihs2radishh1radissh1radsih2raidsh2rdaish2
Edit distance from "radish"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "radish"?
"radish" is spelled R-A-D-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹad.ɪʃ/.
What does "radish" mean?
As a noun, "radish" means: A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
What words are commonly confused with "radish"?
"radish" is commonly confused with "rash", "raise", "radius". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "radish"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "radish" is /ˈɹad.ɪʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "radish"?
PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English radiche, from Old English rǣdiċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rādik, borrowed from Latin rādīcem (“root of a plant; radish”); later influenced by Anglo-Norman radich and Middle French radice, borrowed from Itali... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "radish", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list