Which to use
“raclée” is a noun and “rasée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,546
- “raclée” frequency rank
- #27,930
- “rasée” frequency rank
- 60476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclée | rasée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coups répétés portés à une personne ou à un animal. | Participe passé féminin singulier de raser. |
Where the eye mixes raclée and rasée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. raclée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against rasée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raclée and rasée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raclée is \ʁɑ.kle\ while rasée is \ʁa.ze\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60476, 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\. rasée is at rank #27,930, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ze\.
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 60476, this pair ranks #97,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raclée vs rasée
Shared letters: aeré. Private to "raclée": cl. Private to "rasée": s.
"raclée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "rasée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raclée" and "rasée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raclée" or "rasée"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "raclée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclée" and "rasée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raclée vs râles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #97,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.