raise

\ʁɛz\

/\ʁɛz\/ noun

The verdict

“raise” is uncommon French (frequency #66,274 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,274
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite ruelle sur l'Île de Ré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-raise · raise · French

raise · rank #66,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,274
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rag

Nearest frequency peer: rag (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « raise »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « raise » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for raise
PropertyValue
Headwordraise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɛz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « raise » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).raisetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « rag » (#66,273), « rangea » (#66,275), « racoleur » (#66,271). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « raise » est au #66,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raise is uncommon French at frequency #66,274 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɛz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petite ruelle sur l'Île de Ré.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for raise, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is raise, spelled R-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite ruelle sur l'Île de Ré.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Raise", c’est un sillon, une voie d’homme entre deux vignes, « venelle », c’est une veine, une petite voie rapide.

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 "raise"?
"raise" is spelled R-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛz\.
What does "raise" mean?
As a noun, "raise" means: Petite ruelle sur l'Île de Ré.
How do you pronounce "raise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raise" is \ʁɛz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raise" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list