Which to use
“raclée” and “râle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,546
- “raclée” frequency rank
- #18,052
- “râle” frequency rank
- 50598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclée | râle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coups répétés portés à une personne ou à un animal. | Bruit rauque produit par la respiration quand elle est embarrassée, particulièrement chez les agonisants. |
Where the eye mixes raclée and râle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raclée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against râle's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: raclée vs râle
A purely visual mix-up. raclée (\ʁɑ.kle\) and râle (\ʁal\) 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 50598, 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\. râle is at rank #18,052, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁal\.
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 50598, this pair ranks #161,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raclée vs râle
Shared letters: elr. Private to "raclée": acé. Private to "râle": â.
"raclée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "râle" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "raclée" vs "râle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raclée" and "râle" 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 "râle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclée" and "râle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raclée vs râles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.