Which to use
“rechute” and “redoute” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,737
- “rechute” frequency rank
- #12,462
- “redoute” frequency rank
- 37199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechute | redoute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Seconde chute, nouvelle chute. | Pièce de fortification détachée ; petit fort fermé, construit en terre ou en maçonnerie, et propre à recevoir de l’artillerie. |
Where the eye mixes rechute and redoute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rechute (CVCCVCV) and redoute (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between rechute and redoute
A purely visual mix-up. rechute (\ʁə.ʃyt\) and redoute (\ʁə.dut\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechute is recorded at frequency rank #24,737, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ʃyt\. redoute is at rank #12,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.dut\.
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 37199, this pair ranks #264,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechute vs redoute
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "rechute": ch. Private to "redoute": do.
"rechute" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "redoute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rechute" and "redoute" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rechute" vs "redoute" - 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 "rechute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redoute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechute" and "redoute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechute vs recoupe". 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 #264,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.