rayez

\ʁɛ.je\

/\ʁɛ.je\/ verb

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The verdict

“rayez” is uncommon French (frequency #86,094 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,094
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rayer.

Key facts for rayez
PropertyValue
Headwordrayez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɛ.je\
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,094
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rayez” 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). rayez lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

rayez is uncommon French at frequency #86,094 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɛ.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rayez, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 rayez, spelled R-A-Y-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rayer.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de rayer.

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 "rayez"?
"rayez" is spelled R-A-Y-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛ.je\.
What does "rayez" mean?
As a verb, "rayez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rayer.
How do you pronounce "rayez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rayez" is \ʁɛ.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rayez" come from?
"rayez" 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 “rayez”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-Y-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɛ.je\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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