redécouvrir

\ʁə.de.ku.vʁiʁ\

/\ʁə.de.ku.vʁiʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“redécouvrir” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,394
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Découvrir à nouveau ce qui a été couvert.

Corpus desk

Index FR-redecouvrir · redécouvrir · French

redécouvrir · rank #22,394 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,394
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH redonné

Nearest frequency peer: redonné (-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 « redécouvrir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « redécouvrir » 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).

redécouvrir vs recouvrir
82% similar
redécouvrir vs redécouvre
82% similar

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

Key facts for redécouvrir
PropertyValue
Headwordredécouvrir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.de.ku.vʁiʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,394
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « redécouvrir »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).redécouvrirse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « redonné » (#22,393), « rejetant » (#22,395), « recycler » (#22,392). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « redécouvrir » est au #22,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around redécouvrir (IPA \ʁə.de.ku.vʁiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,394 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for redécouvrir, with forms such as "erdécouvrir", "rdeécouvrir", and "redcéouvrir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "recouvrir", "redécouvre", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is redécouvrir, spelled R-E-D-É-C-O-U-V-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Découvrir à nouveau ce qui a été couvert.
  2. 2
    Connaître à nouveau quelque chose que l'on connaissait déjà ; reprendre conscience de quelque chose jadis connu.
  3. 3
    Saisir une réalité sous un angle nouveau, ou voir amenée à notre conscience une réalité subconsciente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous redécouvrîmes le monde extérieur, les premiers rayons de soleil se posaient sur les pins détrempés, la brume enveloppait la terrasse humide et luisante.
  2. On a mis 200 ans à redécouvrir Shakespeare, qu'on avait complètement oublié!

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erdécouvrir
  • rdeécouvrir
  • redcéouvrir
  • reddécouvrir
  • redecouvrir
  • redéccouvrir
  • redécourvir
  • redécouvirr
  • redécouvrirr
  • redécouvrri
  • redécouvrrir
  • redécouvvrir
  • redécovurir
  • redécuovrir
  • redéocuvrir
  • reédcouvrir
  • rredécouvrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of redécouvrir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erdécouvrir2rdeécouvrir2redcéouvrir2reddécouvrir1redecouvrir1redéccouvrir1redécourvir2redécouvirr2
Edit distance from "redécouvrir"

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 "redécouvrir"?
"redécouvrir" is spelled R-E-D-É-C-O-U-V-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.de.ku.vʁiʁ\.
What does "redécouvrir" mean?
As a verb, "redécouvrir" means: Découvrir à nouveau ce qui a été couvert.
What words are commonly confused with "redécouvrir"?
"redécouvrir" is commonly confused with "recouvrir", "redécouvre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "redécouvrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "redécouvrir" is \ʁə.de.ku.vʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "redécouvrir" come from?
"redécouvrir" 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 "redécouvrir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list