Which to use
“racisme” is a noun and “raciste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,956
- “racisme” frequency rank
- #4,611
- “raciste” frequency rank
- 8567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racisme | raciste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conviction qu’on peut catégoriser les êtres humains en une série de races en se basant sur des critères physiques d’apparence scientifiques, surtout quand cela s’accompagne d’une hiérarchisation, consciente ou inconsciente, entre ces races. | Qui fait preuve ou qui va dans le sens des théories du racisme. |
Where the eye mixes racisme and raciste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses racisme with raciste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: racisme is \ʁa.sism\ while raciste is \ʁa.sist\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “racisme” becomes t in “raciste”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racisme is recorded at frequency rank #3,956, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.sism\. raciste is at rank #4,611, 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 8567, this pair ranks #419,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of racisme vs raciste
Shared letters: aceirs. Private to "racisme": m. Private to "raciste": t.
"racisme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "raciste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "racisme" for "raciste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "racisme" or "raciste"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "racisme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raciste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racisme" and "raciste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raciale vs raciste". 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 #419,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.