redette
"redette" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“redette” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A red-haired person, especially a woman.
Corpus desk
Index EN-redette · redette · English
redette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | redette |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “redette” in English
Rare enough to double-check
redette is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A red-haired person, especially a woman.".
redette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From red + -ette, after brunette. The correct English form is redette, spelled R-E-D-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1A red-haired person, especially a woman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how redette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The chorus of three brunettes, two redettes and one blonde take care of the beauty angle on a smooth curve.
FOR THE BLONDE. . . […] FOR THE BROWNETTE. . . […] FOR THE REDETTE. . . Your type is lovely with Du Barry’s Hypo-allergenic cosmetics— […] FOR THE BRUNETTE. . . […]
Etymology
From red + -ette, after brunette.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.