# redox

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹiːdɒks/ · frequency rank #39,522

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.

## Etymology
Shortening of reduction and oxidation.

## Easily confused with
- **rex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redox-vs-rex)
- **reo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redox-vs-reo)
- **Reds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redox-vs-reds)
- **reno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redox-vs-reno)
- **repo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redox-vs-repo)
- **relax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redox-vs-relax)
- **remix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redox-vs-remix)
- **redux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redox-vs-redux)
- **red** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/red-vs-redox)
- **redo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redo-vs-redox)
- **redd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redd-vs-redox)
- **recon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-redox)
- **Reddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reddy-vs-redox)
- **radon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radon-vs-redox)
- **redone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redone-vs-redox)

## Common misspellings (7)
`erdox`, `rdeox`, `reddox`, `redoxx`, `redxo`, `reodx`, `rredox`

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