Which to use
“race” and “racle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,098
- “race” frequency rank
- #48,135
- “racle” frequency rank
- 50233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | race | racle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lignée ; ensemble des ascendants et des descendants d’une même famille. | Outil servant à racler. |
Where the eye mixes race and racle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. race (\ʁas\) and racle (\ʁakl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
race is recorded at frequency rank #2,098, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁas\. racle is at rank #48,135, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁakl\.
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 50233, this pair ranks #164,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of race vs racle
Shared letters: acer. Private to "race": -. Private to "racle": l.
"race" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "racle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV