raser

\ʁɑ.ze\

/\ʁɑ.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“raser” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,233
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tondre, couper le poil ou les cheveux tout près de la peau avec un rasoir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-raser · raser · French

raser · rank #12,233 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,233
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH quotidiennes

Nearest frequency peer: quotidiennes (-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 « raser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « raser » 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).

raser vs RER
0% similar
raser vs RSE
0% similar
raser vs rose
60% similar

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

Key facts for raser
PropertyValue
Headwordraser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ.ze\
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,233
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « raser »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).raserse 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 « quotidiennes » (#12,232), « rassemblés » (#12,234), « prévient » (#12,231). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « raser » est au #12,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around raser (IPA \ʁɑ.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,233 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for raser, with forms such as "arser", "raesr", and "raserr". 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, "RER", "RSE", "rose", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is raser, spelled R-A-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tondre, couper le poil ou les cheveux tout près de la peau avec un rasoir.
  2. 2
    Couper le poil de la barbe au plus près de la peau.
  3. 3
    Abattre à ras de terre, en parlant d’un édifice ou d’un bâtiment.
  4. 4
    Ôter à un navire la partie supérieure de ses œuvres mortes.
  5. 5
    Passer tout près ; effleurer.
  6. 6
    Ne presque plus marquer; la cavité des incisives ne paraissant plus, ou presque plus.
  7. 7
    Ennuyer par des propos longs et oiseux.
  8. 8
    Enlever, soustraire.
  9. 9
    Se dit d’une perdrix ou d’un lièvre qui se tapit le plus qu’il peut contre terre pour se cacher. Se dit aussi du chasseur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] que Dieu permettait bien aux Juifs de se marjugier avec leurs captives et de changer des Moabites en filles de Sion, pourvu qu'ils leur rognassent les ongles, qu'ils leur rasassent les cheveux, et qu'ils pratiquassent à leur égard diverses purifications : […].
  2. Le front de Victor Hugo fera raser autant de crânes, que la gloire de Napoléon a fait tuer de maréchaux en herbe.

This word in other languages

shave(English)afeitar(Español)barbieren(Deutsch)raspar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arser
  • raesr
  • raserr
  • rasre
  • rasser
  • rraser
  • rsaer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arser2raesr2raserr1rasre2rasser1rraser1rsaer2
Edit distance from "raser"

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 "raser"?
"raser" is spelled R-A-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ.ze\.
What does "raser" mean?
As a verb, "raser" means: Tondre, couper le poil ou les cheveux tout près de la peau avec un rasoir.
What words are commonly confused with "raser"?
"raser" is commonly confused with "RER", "RSE", "rose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raser" is \ʁɑ.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raser" come from?
"raser" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prose#12,225porcs#12,218rétro#12,249réélu#12,250

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

pourrie7 variantsplaise7 variantsninja7 variantsMalte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list