ramener

\ʁa.mə.ne\

/\ʁa.mə.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“ramener” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,163 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,163
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Amener de nouveau.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ramener vs ramer
71% similar
ramener vs ramper
71% similar
ramener vs ramenez
86% similar

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

Key facts for ramener
PropertyValue
Headwordramener
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁa.mə.ne\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,163
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ramener” 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). ramener lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ramener is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁa.mə.ne\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,163 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ramener, with forms such as "armener", "raemner", and "rameenr". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ramer", "ramper", "ramenez", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ramener, spelled R-A-M-E-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amener de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Reconduire une personne, un animal ou un objet dans le lieu où elle (il) était au départ.
  3. 3
    Amener quelque chose d’un endroit donné, sans qu’on y ait obligatoirement été auparavant.
  4. 4
    Retourner, lorsqu'il est poursuivi, à la place d’où il était parti, en parlant d’un corps de troupes, après une charge qui a échoué.
  5. 5
    Faire revenir.
  6. 6
    Réduire.
  7. 7
    Faire renaître ; rétablir.
  8. 8
    Tirer, faire venir en avant ou dessus ce qui est en arrière ou dessous.
  9. 9
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter) ...

This word in other languages

bring back(English)wiederherstellen(Deutsch)devolver(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: armener,raemner,rameenr,ramenerr,ramenner,ramenre,rammener,ramneer,rmaener,rramener

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ramener - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

armener2raemner2rameenr2ramenerr1ramenner1ramenre2rammener1ramneer2
Edit distance from "ramener"

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 "ramener"?
"ramener" is spelled R-A-M-E-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.mə.ne\.
What does "ramener" mean?
As a verb, "ramener" means: Amener de nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "ramener"?
"ramener" is commonly confused with "ramer", "ramper", "ramenez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ramener"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ramener" is \ʁa.mə.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ramener" come from?
"ramener" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ramener”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-M-E-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁa.mə.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ramer” - see the side-by-side comparison. ramener vs ramer
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list