radier

\ʁa.dje\

/\ʁa.dje\/ noun

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The verdict

“radier” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,992. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,992
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plate-forme en béton, en pierre, en charpente, etc. sur laquelle on assoit un bâtiment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-radier · radier · French

radier · rank #41,992 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,992
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH raconta

Nearest frequency peer: raconta (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « radier »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « radier » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

radier vs raie
67% similar
radier vs radio
67% similar
radier vs rater
67% similar

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

Key facts for radier
PropertyValue
Headwordradier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.dje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,992
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « radier »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).radierse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « raconta » (#41,991), « radiophoniques » (#41,993), « périmés » (#41,990). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « radier » est au #41,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around radier (IPA \ʁa.dje\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,992 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for radier, with forms such as "ardier", "raddier", and "radeir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "raie", "radio", "rater", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is radier, spelled R-A-D-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plate-forme en béton, en pierre, en charpente, etc. sur laquelle on assoit un bâtiment.
  2. 2
    Plancher de charpente ou de maçonnerie sur lequel on établit dans l’eau les fondations des écluses, d’un pont, etc.
  3. 3
    Passage empierré ou bétonné au fond d’un cours d’eau temporaire de faible profondeur, permettant le passage des véhicules quand le courant n’est pas trop rapide. Très utilisé en Afrique aux passages de pistes, quand l’état d’érosion des berges, l’absence de relief, ou les moyens matériels ne permettent pas la construction d’un pont.
  4. 4
    Madrier de bois qui relie la proue à la poupe d'un bateau.
  5. 5
    Partie d'un cours d'eau peu profonde à écoulement rapide dont la surface est hétérogène au-dessus des graviers/galets ou des substrats de cailloux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le radier sert de fondation sur les terrains instables ou inondables ou si le bon sol est trop profond pour établir des pieux.
  2. Or, du moment qu’il ne passe pas, le navire ne peut rester en balance sur ce radier, car il se casserait en deux à mer basse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ardier
  • raddier
  • radeir
  • radierr
  • radire
  • rdaier
  • rradier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of radier - 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.

ardier2raddier1radeir2radierr1radire2rdaier2rradier1
Edit distance from "radier"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "radier"?
"radier" is spelled R-A-D-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.dje\.
What does "radier" mean?
As a noun, "radier" means: Plate-forme en béton, en pierre, en charpente, etc. sur laquelle on assoit un bâtiment.
What words are commonly confused with "radier"?
"radier" is commonly confused with "raie", "radio", "rater". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "radier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "radier" is \ʁa.dje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "radier" come from?
"radier" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rapper#41,994ravoir#41,996reason#41,997recalé#41,998

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Recep7 variantsRitter7 variantspopper7 variantspilar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list