Which to use
“raciales” and “racistes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,100
- “raciales” frequency rank
- #6,430
- “racistes” frequency rank
- 31530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raciales | racistes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de racial. | Pluriel de raciste. |
Where the eye mixes raciales and racistes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. raciales (CVCVVCVC) and racistes (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses raciales with racistes
A purely visual mix-up. raciales (\ʁa.sjal\) and racistes (\ʁa.sist\) 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 31530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raciales is recorded at frequency rank #25,100, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.sjal\. racistes is at rank #6,430, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.sist\.
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 31530, this pair ranks #303,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raciales vs racistes
Shared letters: aceirs. Private to "raciales": l. Private to "racistes": t.
"raciales" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "racistes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raciales" for "racistes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raciales" vs "racistes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raciales" and "racistes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raciales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "racistes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raciales" and "racistes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raciales vs radiale". 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 #303,228 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.