radio

\ʁa.djo\

/\ʁa.djo\/ noun

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The verdict

“radio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,010. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,010
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil émetteur et récepteur de radiocommunication.

Corpus desk

Index FR-radio · radio · French

radio · rank #1,010 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,010
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH projets

Nearest frequency peer: projets (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “radio”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “radio” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

radio vs rio
60% similar
radio vs rai
60% similar
radio vs RDI
0% similar

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

Key facts for radio
PropertyValue
Headwordradio
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.djo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,010
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “radio” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).radiose 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 « projets » (#1,009), « relations » (#1,011), « prochain » (#1,008). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around radio (IPA \ʁa.djo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,010 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for radio, with forms such as "ardio", "raddio", and "radoi". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rio", "rai", "RDI", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is radio, spelled R-A-D-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil émetteur et récepteur de radiocommunication.
  2. 2
    Récepteur d’émissions radiophoniques.
  3. 3
    Média de communication passant par la radiodiffusion, caractérisé par l’utilisation du son sans image, par opposition aux journaux (écrit) et à la télévision (son et image).
  4. 4
    Radiotélégraphie.
  5. 5
    Société généralement commerciale diffusant des émissions radiophoniques à l’aide d’un ou de plusieurs émetteurs radioélectriques.
  6. 6
    Radiographie.
  7. 7
    Radioélectricité.
  8. 8
    Radioguidage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À la radio crachotante, on entend la voix de l’éclusier du port : « Monsieur, vous pouvez avancer doucement ».
  2. Écouter la radio.

This word in other languages

radio(English)radio(Español)Radio(Deutsch)rádio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ardio
  • raddio
  • radoi
  • raido
  • rdaio
  • rradio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of radio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ardio2raddio1radoi2raido2rdaio2rradio1
Edit distance from "radio"

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 "radio"?
"radio" is spelled R-A-D-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.djo\.
What does "radio" mean?
As a noun, "radio" means: Appareil émetteur et récepteur de radiocommunication.
What words are commonly confused with "radio"?
"radio" is commonly confused with "rio", "rai", "RDI". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "radio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "radio" is \ʁa.djo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "radio" come from?
"radio" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

table#1,013pieds#1,006lieux#1,003durée#1,025

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Lyon6 variantslettre6 variantsappelé6 variantserreur6 variants

What to do next

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  • "radio" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "rio". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,010 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list