rage

\ʁaʒ\

/\ʁaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rage” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,441
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Maladie (nommée aussi hydrophobie) dont sont affectés les chiens, plus rarement les loups et les chats, et qui peut se communiquer aux autres animaux et même à l’être humain ; caractérisée par le b...

Corpus desk

Index FR-rage · rage · French

rage · rank #4,441 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,441
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH québécoise

Nearest frequency peer: québécoise (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “rage”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rage” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rage vs Re
25% similar
rage vs RG
0% similar
rage vs rue
50% similar

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

Key facts for rage
PropertyValue
Headwordrage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁaʒ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,441
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rage” 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). rage lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rage (IPA \ʁaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,441 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rage, with forms such as "arge", "raeg", and "ragge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Re", "RG", "rue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rage, spelled R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maladie (nommée aussi hydrophobie) dont sont affectés les chiens, plus rarement les loups et les chats, et qui peut se communiquer aux autres animaux et même à l’être humain ; caractérisée par le besoin de mordre, par des convulsions et par une salivation propre à inoculer la maladie.
  2. 2
    Crise douloureuse.
  3. 3
    Excès dans l’action.
  4. 4
    Violent transport de dépit, de colère, de haine, de cruauté, etc.
  5. 5
    Violente passion ; penchant outré ; goût excessif.
  6. 6
    Diminutif de ragequit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le neuvième jour, un des paysans, contractant ses mâchoires comme les branches d'un étau, entra en rage. On le transporta en hâte dans un pavillon d’isolement, mais ses cris traversaient les cloisons et je n'oublierai jamais les visages épouvantés de ses compagnons, condamnés au même sort, qui se bouchaient les oreilles de leurs gros doigts mâchurés par l…
  2. L’œuf pondu le vendredi saint préservait de la foudre, mangé il garantissait de la fièvre ou de la rage […].

This word in other languages

rabies(English)rabia(Español)Tollwut(Deutsch)raiva(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arge
  • raeg
  • ragge
  • rgae
  • rrage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rage - 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.

arge2raeg2ragge1rgae2rrage1
Edit distance from "rage"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rage"?
"rage" is spelled R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁaʒ\.
What does "rage" mean?
As a noun, "rage" means: Maladie (nommée aussi hydrophobie) dont sont affectés les chiens, plus rarement les loups et les chats, et qui peut se communiquer aux autres animaux et même à l’être humain ; caractérisée par le b...
What words are commonly confused with "rage"?
"rage" is commonly confused with "Re", "RG", "rue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rage" is \ʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rage" come from?
"rage" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poil#4,432bail#4,467banc#4,468clip#4,413

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

appuie5 variantsgirl5 variantsgosse5 variantstaxi5 variants

What to do next

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  • "rage" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Re". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #4,441 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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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