Which to use
“rédigés” and “redis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,271
- “rédigés” frequency rank
- #22,674
- “redis” frequency rank
- 42945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rédigés | redis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de rédiger. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de redire. |
Where the eye mixes rédigés and redis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rédigés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against redis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rédigés with redis
A purely visual mix-up. rédigés (\ʁe.di.ʒe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rédigés is recorded at frequency rank #20,271, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.di.ʒe\. 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 42945, this pair ranks #221,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rédigés vs redis
Shared letters: dirs. Private to "rédigés": gé. Private to "redis": e.
"rédigés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "redis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- redis ← erdis · rdeis · reddis · rediss · redsi · reids · rredis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rédigés" for "redis" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rédigés" or "redis" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rédigés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rédigés" and "redis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redis vs relit". 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 #221,749 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.