Which to use
“redoutait” and “redoutent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,137
- “redoutait” frequency rank
- #32,149
- “redoutent” frequency rank
- 76286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redoutait | redoutent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de redouter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de redouter. |
Where the eye mixes redoutait and redoutent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. redoutait (CVCVVCVVC) and redoutent (CVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: redoutait vs redoutent
A purely visual mix-up. redoutait (\ʁə.du.tɛ\) and redoutent (\ʁə.dut\) 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 76286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redoutait is recorded at frequency rank #44,137, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.tɛ\. redoutent is at rank #32,149, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.dut\.
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 76286, this pair ranks #31,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of redoutait vs redoutent
Shared letters: deortu. Private to "redoutait": ai. Private to "redoutent": n.
"redoutait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "redoutent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "redoutait" and "redoutent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "redoutait" or "redoutent"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "redoutait" and "redoutent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redoutait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redoutent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redoutait" and "redoutent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redoutait vs redoutant". 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 #31,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.