Which to use
“race” and “rte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,098
- “race” frequency rank
- #27,606
- “rte” frequency rank
- 29704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | race | rte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lignée ; ensemble des ascendants et des descendants d’une même famille. | Route. |
Where the eye mixes race and rte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. race (\ʁas\) and rte (\ʁut\) 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 29704, 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\. rte is at rank #27,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁut\.
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 29704, this pair ranks #315,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of race vs rte
Shared letters: er. Private to "race": ac. Private to "rte": t.
"race" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rte" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- race ← arce · racce · raec · rcae · rrace