Which to use
“rade” and “radon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,297
- “rade” frequency rank
- #44,667
- “radon” frequency rank
- 62964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rade | radon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entrée de mer, naturelle ou artificielle, à l’abri du vent, dans la terre, qui permet un bon mouillage des bateaux. | Élément chimique de numéro atomique 86 et de symbole Rn qui fait partie de la série chimique des gaz rares. |
Where the eye mixes rade and radon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rade and radon
A purely visual mix-up. rade (\ʁad\) and radon (\ʁa.dɔ̃\) 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 62964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rade is recorded at frequency rank #18,297, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁad\. radon is at rank #44,667, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.dɔ̃\.
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 62964, this pair ranks #84,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rade vs radon
Shared letters: adr. Private to "rade": e. Private to "radon": no.
"rade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "radon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rade" for "radon" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rade" or "radon"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "radon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rade" and "radon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radon vs ramen". 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 #84,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.