redisvsReisWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: redis is a verb, Reis is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redis” is a verb and “Reis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,674
“redis” frequency rank
#49,902
“Reis” frequency rank
72576
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redis Reis
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de redire. Riz.

Where the eye mixes redis and Reis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. redis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Reis's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
redis
4 ch
Reis

Look-alike desk: redis vs Reis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redis is \ʁə.di\ while Reis is \raɪ̯s\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redis is recorded at frequency rank #22,674, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.di\. Reis is at rank #49,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced \raɪ̯s\.

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 72576, this pair ranks #43,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of redis vs Reis

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "redis": d. Private to "Reis": -.

"redis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redis ← erdis · rdeis · reddis · rediss · redsi · reids · rredis
  • Reis ← eris · reiss · resi · rreis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "redis" for "Reis" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redis" is a verb and "Reis" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "redis" vs "Reis" - which ranks higher?
"redis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,674 in our French list, against #49,902 for "Reis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "redis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Reis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redis" and "Reis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs Rhys". 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 #43,525 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