Which to use
“redonner” and “redouter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,066
- “redonner” frequency rank
- #31,681
- “redouter” frequency rank
- 40747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redonner | redouter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner de nouveau la même chose. | Craindre fort. |
Where the eye mixes redonner and redouter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses redonner with redouter
A purely visual mix-up. redonner (\ʁə.dɔ.ne\) and redouter (\ʁə.du.te\) 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 40747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redonner is recorded at frequency rank #9,066, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.dɔ.ne\. redouter is at rank #31,681, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.te\.
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 40747, this pair ranks #238,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redonner vs redouter
Shared letters: deor. Private to "redonner": n. Private to "redouter": tu.
"redonner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "redouter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redonner" and "redouter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "redonner" vs "redouter" - which ranks higher?
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 "redonner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redouter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redonner" and "redouter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouper vs redouter". 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 #238,198 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.