redditionvsrééditionConfusable pair

Which to use

“reddition” and “réédition” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,386
“reddition” frequency rank
#19,982
“réédition” frequency rank
39368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reddition réédition
Definition Fait de se rendre, au sens de déposer les armes, de capituler. Action de rééditer.

Where the eye mixes reddition and réédition

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
reddition
9 ch
réédition

Look-alike desk: reddition vs réédition

A purely visual mix-up. reddition (\ʁɛ.di.sjɔ̃\) and réédition (\ʁe.e.di.sjɔ̃\) 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 39368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reddition is recorded at frequency rank #19,386, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.di.sjɔ̃\. réédition is at rank #19,982, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.e.di.sjɔ̃\.

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 39368, this pair ranks #248,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reddition vs réédition

Shared letters: dinort. Private to "reddition": e. Private to "réédition": é.

"reddition" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "réédition" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redditionerddition · rdedition · reddiiton · redditino · redditionn · redditoin · reddittion · reddtiion

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reddition" and "réédition" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɛ.di.sjɔ̃\ versus \ʁe.e.di.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reddition" vs "réédition" - which ranks higher?
"reddition" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,386 in our French list, against #19,982 for "réédition". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reddition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réédition" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reddition" and "réédition" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réédition vs rééditions". 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 #248,508 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list