Which to use
“redoute” is a noun and “redoutée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,462
- “redoute” frequency rank
- #44,138
- “redoutée” frequency rank
- 56600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redoute | redoutée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce de fortification détachée ; petit fort fermé, construit en terre ou en maçonnerie, et propre à recevoir de l’artillerie. | Participe passé féminin singulier de redouter. |
Where the eye mixes redoute and redoutée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. redoute runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against redoutée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between redoute and redoutée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redoute is \ʁə.dut\ while redoutée is \ʁə.du.te\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redoute is recorded at frequency rank #12,462, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.dut\. redoutée is at rank #44,138, 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 56600, this pair ranks #120,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redoute vs redoutée
Shared letters: deortu. Private to "redoute": -. Private to "redoutée": é.
"redoute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "redoutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- redoute ← erdoute · rdeoute · reddoute · redotue · redouet · redoutte · reduote · reodute
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "redoute" for "redoutée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "redoute" or "redoutée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "redoute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redoutée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redoute" and "redoutée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redoutée vs refoulée". 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 #120,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.