Which to use
“raciste” and “résisté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,611
- “raciste” frequency rank
- #13,687
- “résisté” frequency rank
- 18298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raciste | résisté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui fait preuve ou qui va dans le sens des théories du racisme. | Qui subit une résistance. |
Where the eye mixes raciste and résisté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: raciste vs résisté
A purely visual mix-up. raciste (\ʁa.sist\) and résisté (\ʁe.zis.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18298, 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\. résisté is at rank #13,687, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zis.te\.
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 18298, this pair ranks #379,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raciste vs résisté
Shared letters: irst. Private to "raciste": ace. Private to "résisté": é.
"raciste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "résisté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- raciste ← arciste · racciste · raciset · racisste · racistte · racitse · racsite · raicste
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raciste" and "résisté" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "raciste" or "résisté"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raciste" and "résisté" 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 "résisté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raciste" and "résisté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résisté vs résistera". 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 #379,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.