Which to use
“rabais” and “radis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,034
- “rabais” frequency rank
- #29,099
- “radis” frequency rank
- 41133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rabais | radis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte par lequel un vendeur consent une diminution sur le prix d’un objet ou sur la rémunération d’un travail. | Légume potager du genre Raphanus (famille des Brassicaceae), dont la racine est comestible. |
Where the eye mixes rabais and radis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rabais runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against radis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rabais and radis
A purely visual mix-up. rabais (\ʁa.bɛ\) and radis (\ʁa.di\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rabais is recorded at frequency rank #12,034, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.bɛ\. radis is at rank #29,099, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.di\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41133, this pair ranks #235,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rabais vs radis
Shared letters: airs. Private to "rabais": b. Private to "radis": d.
"rabais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "radis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rabais" and "radis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rabais" or "radis"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rabais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "radis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rabais" and "radis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radis vs Reis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #235,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.