Which to use
“raclée” and “raclette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,546
- “raclée” frequency rank
- #20,833
- “raclette” frequency rank
- 53379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclée | raclette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coups répétés portés à une personne ou à un animal. | Petite racle. |
Where the eye mixes raclée and raclette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. raclée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against raclette's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses raclée with raclette
A purely visual mix-up. raclée (\ʁɑ.kle\) and raclette (\ʁɑ.klɛt\) 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 53379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raclée is recorded at frequency rank #32,546, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ.kle\. raclette is at rank #20,833, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ.klɛt\.
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 53379, this pair ranks #141,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raclée vs raclette
Shared letters: acelr. Private to "raclée": é. Private to "raclette": t.
"raclée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "raclette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- raclette ← arclette · racclette · raceltte · raclete · racletet · racllette · racltete · ralcette
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raclée" and "raclette" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raclée" or "raclette"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raclée" and "raclette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raclée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raclette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclée" and "raclette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raclée 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 #141,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.