Which to use
“r” is a character and “Ra” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #637
- “r” frequency rank
- #11,648
- “Ra” frequency rank
- 12285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | r | Ra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dix-huitième lettre et quatorzième consonne de l’alphabet (minuscule). | Autre transcription de Rê (dieu Soleil de la mythologie égyptienne). |
Where the eye mixes r and Ra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: r is \ɛʁ\ while Ra is \ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “r” sits inside “Ra”, and the parts of speech differ too (character vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
r is recorded at frequency rank #637, classified as acharacter, pronounced \ɛʁ\. Ra is at rank #11,648, tagged as aname, pronounced \ʁa\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12285, this pair ranks #405,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of r vs Ra
Shared letters: r. Private to "r": -. Private to "Ra": a.
"r" · 1 letters · shape C · "Ra" · 2 letters · shape CV