Which to use
“racer” is a noun and “rasé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,665
- “racer” frequency rank
- #14,778
- “rasé” frequency rank
- 59443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racer | rasé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bateau de course à moteur. | Participe passé masculin singulier de raser. |
Where the eye mixes racer and rasé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: racer vs rasé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: racer is \ʁa.sœʁ\ while rasé is \ʁa.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racer is recorded at frequency rank #44,665, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.sœʁ\. rasé is at rank #14,778, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ze\.
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 59443, this pair ranks #103,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racer vs rasé
Shared letters: ar. Private to "racer": ce. Private to "rasé": sé.
"racer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rasé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- racer ← arcer · raccer · racerr · racre · raecr · rcaer · rracer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "racer" for "rasé" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "racer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racer" and "rasé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racer vs râles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #103,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.