Which to use
“redouter” and “réécouter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,681
- “redouter” frequency rank
- #38,033
- “réécouter” frequency rank
- 69714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redouter | réécouter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Craindre fort. | Écouter à nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes redouter and réécouter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: redouter vs réécouter
A purely visual mix-up. redouter (\ʁə.du.te\) and réécouter (\ʁe.e.ku.te\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redouter is recorded at frequency rank #31,681, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.te\. réécouter is at rank #38,033, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.ku.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 69714, this pair ranks #54,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of redouter vs réécouter
Shared letters: eortu. Private to "redouter": d. Private to "réécouter": cé.
"redouter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "réécouter" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- redouter ← erdouter · rdeouter · reddouter · redotuer · redouetr · redouterr · redoutre · redoutter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "redouter" and "réécouter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "redouter" or "réécouter"?
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 "redouter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réécouter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redouter" and "réécouter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouper vs réécouter". 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 #54,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.