Which to use
“reçois” and “redis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,232
- “reçois” frequency rank
- #22,674
- “redis” frequency rank
- 28906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçois | redis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de redire. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reçois and redis apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. reçois (\ʁə.swa\) and redis (\ʁə.di\) 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 28906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçois is recorded at frequency rank #6,232, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.swa\. redis is at rank #22,674, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.di\.
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 28906, this pair ranks #319,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçois vs redis
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "reçois": oç. Private to "redis": d.
"reçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "redis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- redis ← erdis · rdeis · reddis · rediss · redsi · reids · rredis