Which to use
“raciale” and “raciaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,126
- “raciale” frequency rank
- #44,124
- “raciaux” frequency rank
- 58250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raciale | raciaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de racial. | Masculin pluriel de racial. |
Where the eye mixes raciale and raciaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. raciale (CVCVVCV) and raciaux (CVCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between raciale and raciaux
A purely visual mix-up. raciale (\ʁa.sjal\) and raciaux (\ʁa.sjo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raciale is recorded at frequency rank #14,126, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.sjal\. raciaux is at rank #44,124, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.sjo\.
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 58250, this pair ranks #110,144 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raciale vs raciaux
Shared letters: acir. Private to "raciale": el. Private to "raciaux": ux.
"raciale" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "raciaux" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raciale" and "raciaux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "raciale" or "raciaux" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raciale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raciaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,144 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raciale" and "raciaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raciaux vs ratios". 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 #110,144 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.