Which to use
“radiée” is a noun and “rédigée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,125
- “radiée” frequency rank
- #16,469
- “rédigée” frequency rank
- 60594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radiée | rédigée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fleur radiée. | Participe passé féminin singulier de rédiger. |
Where the eye mixes radiée and rédigée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. radiée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against rédigée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses radiée with rédigée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: radiée is \ʁa.dje\ while rédigée is \ʁe.di.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60594, 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\. rédigée is at rank #16,469, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.di.ʒe\.
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 60594, this pair ranks #96,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of radiée vs rédigée
Shared letters: deiré. Private to "radiée": a. Private to "rédigée": g.
"radiée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "rédigée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "radiée" for "rédigée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "radiée" or "rédigée"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "radiée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rédigée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radiée" and "rédigée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radial vs radiée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #96,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.