rédigeavsrédigésWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
rédigea
7 ch
rédigés

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.di.ʒa\ versus \ʁe.di.ʒe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rédigea" or "rédigés"?
"rédigés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,271 in our French list, against #40,479 for "rédigea". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list