Which to use
“rédigea” and “rédigés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,479
- “rédigea” frequency rank
- #20,271
- “rédigés” frequency rank
- 60750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rédigea | rédigés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rédiger. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de rédiger. |
Where the eye mixes rédigea and rédigés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rédigea (CVCVCVV) and rédigés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between rédigea and rédigés
A purely visual mix-up. rédigea (\ʁe.di.ʒa\) and rédigés (\ʁe.di.ʒe\) 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 60750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rédigea is recorded at frequency rank #40,479, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.di.ʒa\. rédigés is at rank #20,271, 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 60750, this pair ranks #95,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rédigea vs rédigés
Shared letters: dgiré. Private to "rédigea": ae. Private to "rédigés": s.
"rédigea" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "rédigés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rédigea" for "rédigés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rédigea" or "rédigés"?
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 "rédigea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rédigés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rédigea" and "rédigés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rédigea vs rédigeant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #95,954 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.