redresser

\ʁə.dʁe.se\

/\ʁə.dʁe.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“redresser” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,346
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre droite une chose qui l’avait été auparavant, ou qui devait l’être.

Corpus desk

Index FR-redresser · redresser · French

redresser · rank #14,346 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,346
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH reed

Nearest frequency peer: reed (+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 « redresser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « redresser » 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).

redresser vs régressé
56% similar
redresser vs régresser
78% similar
redresser vs redressé
78% similar

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

Key facts for redresser
PropertyValue
Headwordredresser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.dʁe.se\
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,346
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « redresser »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « reed » (#14,347), « rangé » (#14,344), « regina » (#14,348). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « redresser » est au #14,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around redresser (IPA \ʁə.dʁe.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,346 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for redresser, with forms such as "erdresser", "rderesser", and "reddresser". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "régressé", "régresser", "redressé", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is redresser, spelled R-E-D-R-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre droite une chose qui l’avait été auparavant, ou qui devait l’être.
  2. 2
    Remettre dans le droit chemin, dans la bonne voie.
  3. 3
    Châtier, mortifier.
  4. 4
    Élever, ériger de nouveau.
  5. 5
    Transformer un courant alternatif en courant continu.
  6. 6
    Prendre une position droite.
  7. 7
    Commencer à se redresser se dit figurément de tous ceux qui paraissent enorgueillis de quelque nouvel avantage, de quelque nouveau succès.
  8. 8
    Reprendre contenance ; retrouver de l’énergie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Redresser une planche courbée.
  2. Redresser un arbre qui penche.

This word in other languages

straighten(English)enderezar(Español)aufrichten(Deutsch)endireitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erdresser
  • rderesser
  • reddresser
  • redersser
  • redreser
  • redresesr
  • redresserr
  • redressre
  • redrresser
  • redrseser
  • rerdesser
  • rredresser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erdresser2rderesser2reddresser1redersser2redreser1redresesr2redresserr1redressre2
Edit distance from "redresser"

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 "redresser"?
"redresser" is spelled R-E-D-R-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.dʁe.se\.
What does "redresser" mean?
As a verb, "redresser" means: Rendre droite une chose qui l’avait été auparavant, ou qui devait l’être.
What words are commonly confused with "redresser"?
"redresser" is commonly confused with "régressé", "régresser", "redressé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "redresser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "redresser" is \ʁə.dʁe.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "redresser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

racontait#14,342raccourci#14,341Rochefort#14,352pétrolier#14,339

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

proverbe12 variantspropager12 variantssemences12 variantsportions12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list