rangée

\ʁɑ̃.ʒe\

/\ʁɑ̃.ʒe\/ noun

The verdict

“rangée” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,459. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,459
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suite d'objets ou de personnes sur un même rang, sur une même file.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rangée vs rangs
67% similar
rangée vs ratée
67% similar
rangée vs renée
67% similar

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

Key facts for rangée
PropertyValue
Headwordrangée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ̃.ʒe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,459
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rangée” 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). rangée lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around rangée (IPA \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,459 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rangée, with forms such as "arngée", "ragnée", and "rangee". 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, "rangs", "ratée", "renée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rangée, spelled R-A-N-G-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suite d'objets ou de personnes sur un même rang, sur une même file.
  2. 2
    Sans préciser le complément lorsqu'il s'agit de chaises ou fauteuils (salle de spectacle ou de cinéma) ou de pupitres (salle de classe).
  3. 3
    Une des huit lignes horizontales, désignées par un chiffre arabe de 1 à 8.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arngée
  • ragnée
  • rangee
  • rangeé
  • ranggée
  • ranngée
  • ranége
  • rnagée
  • rrangée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arngée2ragnée2rangee1rangeé2ranggée1ranngée1ranége2rnagée2
Edit distance from "rangée"

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 "rangée"?
"rangée" is spelled R-A-N-G-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\.
What does "rangée" mean?
As a noun, "rangée" means: Suite d'objets ou de personnes sur un même rang, sur une même file.
What words are commonly confused with "rangée"?
"rangée" is commonly confused with "rangs", "ratée", "renée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rangée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rangée" is \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rangée" come from?
"rangée" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “rangée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-N-G-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rangs” - see the side-by-side comparison. rangée vs rangs
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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