Which to use
“radiée” and “ratée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,125
- “radiée” frequency rank
- #15,989
- “ratée” frequency rank
- 60114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radiée | ratée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fleur radiée. | Femme qui n’a pas réussi dans une entreprise, dans une démarche, dans sa vie, etc. |
Where the eye mixes radiée and ratée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between radiée and ratée
A purely visual mix-up. radiée (\ʁa.dje\) and ratée (\ʁa.te\) 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 60114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radiée is recorded at frequency rank #44,125, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.dje\. ratée is at rank #15,989, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.te\.
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 60114, this pair ranks #99,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of radiée vs ratée
Shared letters: aeré. Private to "radiée": di. Private to "ratée": t.
"radiée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "ratée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "radiée" for "ratée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "radiée" vs "ratée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "radiée" and "ratée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "radiée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ratée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radiée" and "ratée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radial vs radiée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #99,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.