Which to use
“raciste” and “réaliste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,611
- “raciste” frequency rank
- #6,133
- “réaliste” frequency rank
- 10744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raciste | réaliste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui fait preuve ou qui va dans le sens des théories du racisme. | Qui concerne le réalisme, aux divers sens de ce mot. |
Where the eye mixes raciste and réaliste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raciste and réaliste
A purely visual mix-up. raciste (\ʁa.sist\) and réaliste (\ʁe.a.list\) 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 10744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raciste is recorded at frequency rank #4,611, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.sist\. réaliste is at rank #6,133, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.a.list\.
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 10744, this pair ranks #411,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raciste vs réaliste
Shared letters: aeirst. Private to "raciste": c. Private to "réaliste": lé.
"raciste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "réaliste" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- raciste ← arciste · racciste · raciset · racisste · racistte · racitse · racsite · raicste
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raciste" and "réaliste" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "raciste" or "réaliste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "raciste" and "réaliste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raciste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réaliste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raciste" and "réaliste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagisse vs réaliste". 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 #411,806 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.