rame

\ʁam\

/\ʁam\/ noun

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The verdict

“rame” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,653) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,653
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce de bois en forme de pelle qui sert à manœuvrer une embarcation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rame · rame · French

rame · rank #12,653 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,653
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rallye

Nearest frequency peer: rallye (-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 “rame”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rame” 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 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rame vs Re
25% similar
rame vs RM
0% similar
rame vs rue
50% similar

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

Key facts for rame
PropertyValue
Headwordrame
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁam\
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,653
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “rame” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rallye » (#12,652), « ravis » (#12,654), « raisins » (#12,651). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for rame is neighbouring look-alikes ("Re", "RM", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \ʁam\. Frequency #12,653 among 5,742 “R” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for rame, with forms such as "raem", "ramme", and "rmae". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Re", "RM", "rue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rame, spelled R-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce de bois en forme de pelle qui sert à manœuvrer une embarcation.
  2. 2
    Fatigue, paresse, flemme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je rentrai les rames dans le bateau.
  2. Le genre pétardière, Johnny apprécie peu, et seule la rame de changer de gîte impromptu le détourne de lui claquer la gueule, à la grande.

Synonyms

avironpigouille

This word in other languages

oar(English)remo(Español)Ruder(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • raem
  • ramme
  • rmae
  • rrame

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

raem2ramme1rmae2rrame1
Edit distance from "rame"

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 "rame"?
"rame" is spelled R-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁam\.
What does "rame" mean?
As a noun, "rame" means: Pièce de bois en forme de pelle qui sert à manœuvrer une embarcation.
What words are commonly confused with "rame"?
"rame" is commonly confused with "Re", "RM", "rue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rame"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rame" is \ʁam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rame" come from?
"rame" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

péri#12,649para#12,631pans#12,630nets#12,623

What to do next

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  • "rame" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Re". View pair
  • 4 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #12,653 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