# radish

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹad.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #38,122

## Definitions
1. A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
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. Some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **rash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-rash)
- **raise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-raise)
- **radius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-radius)
- **rapist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-rapist)
- **relish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-relish)
- **radium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-radium)
- **Ramesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-ramesh)
- **Rajesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-rajesh)
- **reddish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radish-vs-reddish)
- **radio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radio-vs-radish)
- **racist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-radish)
- **racism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racism-vs-radish)
- **radial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radial-vs-radish)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ardish`, `raddish`, `radihs`, `radishh`, `radissh`, `radsih`, `raidsh`, `rdaish`, `rradish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/radish