Which to use
“raclure” and “rayure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,948
- “raclure” frequency rank
- #46,397
- “rayure” frequency rank
- 87345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclure | rayure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petite partie qu’on a détachée de la surface de quelque corps en le raclant. | Entaille, trace, éraflure faite sur une surface polie par un objet contondant. |
Where the eye mixes raclure and rayure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. raclure runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against rayure's 6 (CVVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raclure and rayure
A purely visual mix-up. raclure (\ʁɑ.klyʁ\) and rayure (\ʁe.jyʁ\) 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 87345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raclure is recorded at frequency rank #40,948, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ.klyʁ\. rayure is at rank #46,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.jyʁ\.
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 87345, this pair ranks #8,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raclure vs rayure
Shared letters: aeru. Private to "raclure": cl. Private to "rayure": y.
"raclure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "rayure" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raclure" and "rayure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raclure" or "rayure"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raclure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rayure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclure" and "rayure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racle vs raclure". 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 #8,395 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.