Which to use
“racle” is a noun and “rayé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,135
- “racle” frequency rank
- #16,981
- “rayé” frequency rank
- 65116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racle | rayé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Outil servant à racler. | Qui a des raies. |
Where the eye mixes racle and rayé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses racle with rayé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: racle is \ʁakl\ while rayé is \ʁɛ.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65116, 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\. rayé is at rank #16,981, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.je\.
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 65116, this pair ranks #73,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racle vs rayé
Shared letters: ar. Private to "racle": cel. Private to "rayé": yé.
"racle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rayé" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- racle ← arcle · raccle · racel · raclle · ralce · rcale · rracle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "racle" and "rayé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "racle" or "rayé" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "racle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rayé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racle" and "rayé" 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 #73,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.