ramassage

\ʁa.ma.saʒ\

/\ʁa.ma.saʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“ramassage” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,462
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de ramasser, de rassembler, de recueillir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ramassage · ramassage · French

ramassage · rank #25,462 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,462
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rafle

Nearest frequency peer: rafle (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ramassage »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « ramassage » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ramassage vs ramassé
67% similar
ramassage vs ramassée
78% similar
ramassage vs repassage
78% similar

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

Key facts for ramassage
PropertyValue
Headwordramassage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.ma.saʒ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,462
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ramassage »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ramassagese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rafle » (#25,461), « ramenant » (#25,463), « racket » (#25,460). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ramassage » est au #25,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ramassage (IPA \ʁa.ma.saʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,462 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action de ramasser, de rassembler, de recueillir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ramassage, with forms such as "armassage", "raamssage", and "ramasage". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ramassé", "ramassée", "repassage", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ramassage, spelled R-A-M-A-S-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de ramasser, de rassembler, de recueillir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le ramassage des pommes de terre est une opération agricole exécutée la plupart du temps d'une façon manuelle.
  2. La porte est ouverte à la « bête du Colorado » qui se propage rapidement en France, progressant en moyenne de 50 kilomètres par an, et ce, malgré des campagnes de ramassage systématique des insectes par les élèves des écoles communales.

Synonyms

ramas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • armassage
  • raamssage
  • ramasage
  • ramasasge
  • ramassaeg
  • ramassagge
  • ramassgae
  • rammassage
  • ramsasage
  • rmaassage
  • rramassage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ramassage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

armassage2raamssage2ramasage1ramasasge2ramassaeg2ramassagge1ramassgae2rammassage1
Edit distance from "ramassage"

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 "ramassage"?
"ramassage" is spelled R-A-M-A-S-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.ma.saʒ\.
What does "ramassage" mean?
As a noun, "ramassage" means: Action de ramasser, de rassembler, de recueillir.
What words are commonly confused with "ramassage"?
"ramassage" is commonly confused with "ramassé", "ramassée", "repassage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ramassage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ramassage" is \ʁa.ma.saʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ramassage" come from?
"ramassage" 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 "ramassage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Pécresse11 variantsposters11 variantssectaire11 variantsstresser11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list