Which to use
“rade” and “rte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,297
- “rade” frequency rank
- #27,606
- “rte” frequency rank
- 45903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rade | rte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entrée de mer, naturelle ou artificielle, à l’abri du vent, dans la terre, qui permet un bon mouillage des bateaux. | Route. |
Where the eye mixes rade and rte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rade with rte
A purely visual mix-up. rade (\ʁad\) and rte (\ʁut\) 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 45903, 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\. rte is at rank #27,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁut\.
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 45903, this pair ranks #199,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rade vs rte
Shared letters: er. Private to "rade": ad. Private to "rte": t.
"rade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rte" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rade ← arde · radde · raed · rdae · rrade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rade" and "rte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rade" vs "rte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rade" and "rte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rog vs rte". 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 #199,161 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.