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Recon vs Redon - What's the difference?

recon | redon |

As verbs the difference between recon and redon

is that recon is reconnoiter while redon is to don again, to put on again.

As a noun recon

is reconnaissance.

recon

English

(wikipedia recon)

Etymology 1

Contracted form of reconnaissance

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, military slang) reconnaissance.

    • Verb

  • (chiefly, US, military slang) reconnoiter.
    • Synonyms
    * recce (qualifier)

    Etymology 2

    Contracted form of recombination + -on

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

    • Anagrams

    * *

    redon

    English

    Verb

    (redonn)
  • To don again, to put on again.