Which to use
“radis” and “ris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,099
- “radis” frequency rank
- #10,396
- “ris” frequency rank
- 39495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radis | ris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Légume potager du genre Raphanus (famille des Brassicaceae), dont la racine est comestible. | Action de rire. |
Where the eye mixes radis and ris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses radis with ris
A purely visual mix-up. radis (\ʁa.di\) and ris (\ʁi\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radis is recorded at frequency rank #29,099, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.di\. ris is at rank #10,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁi\.
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 39495, this pair ranks #247,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of radis vs ris
Shared letters: irs. Private to "radis": ad. Private to "ris": -.
"radis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ris" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- radis ← ardis · raddis · radiss · radsi · rdais · rradis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "radis" and "ris" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "radis" vs "ris" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "radis" and "ris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "radis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radis" and "ris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radis vs Reis". 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 #247,504 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.