Which to use
“raclée” and “roulée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,546
- “raclée” frequency rank
- #35,701
- “roulée” frequency rank
- 68247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclée | roulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coups répétés portés à une personne ou à un animal. | Coups donnés à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes raclée and roulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. raclée (CVCCVV) and roulée (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between raclée and roulée
A purely visual mix-up. raclée (\ʁɑ.kle\) and roulée (\ʁu.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68247, 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\. roulée is at rank #35,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁu.le\.
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 68247, this pair ranks #59,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raclée vs roulée
Shared letters: elré. Private to "raclée": ac. Private to "roulée": ou.
"raclée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "roulée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raclée" for "roulée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raclée" vs "roulée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "raclée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclée" and "roulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs roulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.