ravaler

\ʁa.va.le\

/\ʁa.va.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“ravaler” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,673
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ingurgiter de nouveau, faire descendre dans le gosier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ravaler · ravaler · French

ravaler · rank #44,673 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,673
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rationalisme

Nearest frequency peer: rationalisme (-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 « ravaler »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ravaler » 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).

ravaler vs rivale
71% similar
ravaler vs révéler
71% similar
ravaler vs rivales
71% similar

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

Key facts for ravaler
PropertyValue
Headwordravaler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁa.va.le\
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,673
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ravaler »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rationalisme » (#44,672), « ravissement » (#44,674), « ranking » (#44,671). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ravaler » est au #44,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ravaler (IPA \ʁa.va.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,673 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ravaler, with forms such as "arvaler", "raavler", and "ravaelr". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "rivale", "révéler", "rivales", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ravaler, spelled R-A-V-A-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ingurgiter de nouveau, faire descendre dans le gosier.
  2. 2
    S'affaler, tomber.
  3. 3
    Rabaisser.
  4. 4
    Retenir des paroles, des émotions, en étant sur le point de les exprimer.
  5. 5
    Crépir une construction de haut en bas ; ainsi dit parce que l'ouvrier « avale », c'est-à-dire va en descendant le long du mur.
  6. 6
    Diminuer l'épaisseur d'un morceau de bois.
  7. 7
    Ovaliser l'anneau d'une clé avec un ravaloir.
  8. 8
    Égaliser la surface d'un champ en utilisant une herse.
  9. 9
    Se dit d'un vent qui change de direction pour souffler plus sur la poupe du navire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ravaler sa salive.
  2. Remonte tes bas. Y sont tout ravalés.

This word in other languages

revocar(Español)schlucken(Deutsch)rebaixar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arvaler
  • raavler
  • ravaelr
  • ravalerr
  • ravaller
  • ravalre
  • ravlaer
  • ravvaler
  • rravaler
  • rvaaler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arvaler2raavler2ravaelr2ravalerr1ravaller1ravalre2ravlaer2ravvaler1
Edit distance from "ravaler"

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 "ravaler"?
"ravaler" is spelled R-A-V-A-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.va.le\.
What does "ravaler" mean?
As a verb, "ravaler" means: Ingurgiter de nouveau, faire descendre dans le gosier.
What words are commonly confused with "ravaler"?
"ravaler" is commonly confused with "rivale", "révéler", "rivales". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ravaler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ravaler" is \ʁa.va.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ravaler" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ranking#44,671ralliés#44,670périnée#44,658pygmées#44,655

Similar misspelling depth

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

réveilla10 variantsrêvons10 variantspertuis10 variantssenteur10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list