raciaux

\ʁa.sjo\

/\ʁa.sjo\/ adj

The verdict

“raciaux” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #44,124 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#44,124
frequency rank, French
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de racial.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

raciaux vs radieux
71% similar
raciaux vs Rameaux
57% similar
raciaux vs radicaux
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for raciaux
PropertyValue
Headwordraciaux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁa.sjo\
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,124
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “raciaux” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). raciaux lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for raciaux is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁa.sjo\. Corpus data places it at rank #44,124 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Masculin pluriel de racial.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for raciaux, with forms such as "arciaux", "racaiux", and "racciaux". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "radieux", "Rameaux", "radicaux", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is raciaux, spelled R-A-C-I-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de racial.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arciaux,racaiux,racciaux,raciauxx,raciaxu,raciuax,raicaux,rcaiaux,rraciaux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raciaux - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arciaux2racaiux2racciaux1raciauxx1raciaxu2raciuax2raicaux2rcaiaux2
Edit distance from "raciaux"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "raciaux"?
"raciaux" is spelled R-A-C-I-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.sjo\.
What does "raciaux" mean?
As an adjective, "raciaux" means: Masculin pluriel de racial.
What words are commonly confused with "raciaux"?
"raciaux" is commonly confused with "radieux", "Rameaux", "radicaux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raciaux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raciaux" is \ʁa.sjo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raciaux" come from?
"raciaux" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “raciaux”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-C-I-A-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁa.sjo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “radieux” - see the side-by-side comparison. raciaux vs radieux
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list