rédigévsrédigéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,751
“rédigé” frequency rank
#16,469
“rédigée” frequency rank
23220
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rédigé rédigée
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de rédiger. Participe passé féminin singulier de rédiger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rédigé and rédigée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
rédigé
7 ch
rédigée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. rédigé and rédigée are pronounced identically (\ʁe.di.ʒe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rédigé” sits inside “rédigée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rédigé is recorded at frequency rank #6,751, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.di.ʒe\. rédigée is at rank #16,469, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.di.ʒe\.

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 23220, this pair ranks #353,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of rédigé vs rédigée

Shared letters: dgiré. Private to "rédigé": -. Private to "rédigée": e.

"rédigé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "rédigée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequency comparison

rédigé#6,751
rédigée#16,469

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rédigé" and "rédigée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁe.di.ʒe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "rédigé" or "rédigée"?
"rédigé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,751 in our French list, against #16,469 for "rédigée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rédigé vs rédigée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rédigé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list