Which to use
“radier” and “radio” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,992
- “radier” frequency rank
- #1,010
- “radio” frequency rank
- 43002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radier | radio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plate-forme en béton, en pierre, en charpente, etc. sur laquelle on assoit un bâtiment. | Appareil émetteur et récepteur de radiocommunication. |
Where the eye mixes radier and radio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between radier and radio
A purely visual mix-up. radier (\ʁa.dje\) and radio (\ʁa.djo\) 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 43002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radier is recorded at frequency rank #41,992, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.dje\. radio is at rank #1,010, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.djo\.
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 43002, this pair ranks #221,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of radier vs radio
Shared letters: adir. Private to "radier": e. Private to "radio": o.
"radier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "radio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "radier" and "radio" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "radier" or "radio"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "radier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "radio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radier" and "radio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radier vs rainier". 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 #221,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.