Which to use
“raclée” and “râles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,546
- “raclée” frequency rank
- #48,774
- “râles” frequency rank
- 81320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclée | râles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coups répétés portés à une personne ou à un animal. | Pluriel de râle. |
Where the eye mixes raclée and râles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raclée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against râles's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raclée and râles
A purely visual mix-up. raclée (\ʁɑ.kle\) and râles (\ʁɑl\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81320, 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\. râles is at rank #48,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑl\.
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 81320, this pair ranks #19,001 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raclée vs râles
Shared letters: elr. Private to "raclée": acé. Private to "râles": sâ.
"raclée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "râles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raclée" for "râles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raclée" vs "râles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "raclée" and "râles" 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 "râles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,001 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclée" and "râles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rasées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,001 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.