Which to use
“racle” and “raclure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,135
- “racle” frequency rank
- #40,948
- “raclure” frequency rank
- 89083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racle | raclure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Outil servant à racler. | Petite partie qu’on a détachée de la surface de quelque corps en le raclant. |
Where the eye mixes racle and raclure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. racle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against raclure's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between racle and raclure
A purely visual mix-up. racle (\ʁakl\) and raclure (\ʁɑ.klyʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racle is recorded at frequency rank #48,135, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁakl\. raclure is at rank #40,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ.klyʁ\.
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 89083, this pair ranks #6,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racle vs raclure
Shared letters: acelr. Private to "racle": -. Private to "raclure": u.
"racle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "raclure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "racle" for "raclure" ever safe?
Frequency check: "racle" vs "raclure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "racle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raclure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racle" and "raclure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racle vs râles". 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 #6,192 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.