ramasser

\ʁa.ma.se\

/\ʁa.ma.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“ramasser” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,064
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire un amas, un assemblage, une collection de choses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ramasser · ramasser · French

ramasser · rank #9,064 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,064
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH publicités

Nearest frequency peer: publicités (-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 « ramasser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ramasser » 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).

ramasser vs repasser
75% similar
ramasser vs ramassis
75% similar
ramasser vs ratisser
75% similar

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

Key facts for ramasser
PropertyValue
Headwordramasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁa.ma.se\
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,064
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ramasser »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « publicités » (#9,063), « rapidité » (#9,065), « proportions » (#9,062). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ramasser » est au #9,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ramasser (IPA \ʁa.ma.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,064 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ramasser, with forms such as "armasser", "raamsser", and "ramaser". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "repasser", "ramassis", "ratisser", and more, 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ramasser, spelled R-A-M-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire un amas, un assemblage, une collection de choses.
  2. 2
    Ramener en un endroit ou vers soi.
  3. 3
    Réunir ou rassembler ce qui est épars.
  4. 4
    Collecter.
  5. 5
    Prendre, relever ce qui est à terre.
  6. 6
    Emmener avec soi une personne, se charger d’une personne qu’on a trouvée dans l’embarras, dans la misère.
  7. 7
    Régler son compte à quelqu’un, lui dire son fait sans douceur.
  8. 8
    Rafler, emporter la mise.
  9. 9
    Guider ou porter sur une chaise, dans la montagne → voir marron et ramasse.
  10. 10
    Se replier sur soi-même, se pelotonner.
  11. 11
    Se retrouver, être rendu à cet endroit.
  12. 12
    Tomber.
  13. 13
    Faillir, échouer.
  14. 14
    Se relever après une chute.
  15. 15
    Fouetter, corriger avec une ramasse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le suc d’oignons de lis étoit tenace, gluant; il fallut pour en avoir un peu, le ramasser avec un couteau : il étoit couleur de café au lait; […].
  2. Pour faire sécher le foin, l'herbe coupée est étendue puis retournée dans la journée avant d’être ramassée en andains le soir venu.

This word in other languages

gather(English)recoger(Español)sammeln(Deutsch)juntar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • armasser
  • raamsser
  • ramaser
  • ramasesr
  • ramasserr
  • ramassre
  • rammasser
  • ramsaser
  • rmaasser
  • rramasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

armasser2raamsser2ramaser1ramasesr2ramasserr1ramassre2rammasser1ramsaser2
Edit distance from "ramasser"

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 "ramasser"?
"ramasser" is spelled R-A-M-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.ma.se\.
What does "ramasser" mean?
As a verb, "ramasser" means: Faire un amas, un assemblage, une collection de choses.
What words are commonly confused with "ramasser"?
"ramasser" is commonly confused with "repasser", "ramassis", "ratisser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ramasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ramasser" is \ʁa.ma.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ramasser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rapidité#9,065redonner#9,066réalisme#9,071parcouru#9,051

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

réunies10 variantstraitée10 variantsJupiter10 variantsamendes10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list