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“raconta” and “racontez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,991
- “raconta” frequency rank
- #20,542
- “racontez” frequency rank
- 62533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raconta | racontez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de raconter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de raconter. |
Where the eye mixes raconta and racontez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. raconta runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against racontez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raconta and racontez
A purely visual mix-up. raconta (\ʁa.kɔ̃.ta\) and racontez (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) 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 62533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raconta is recorded at frequency rank #41,991, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.ta\. racontez is at rank #20,542, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\.
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 62533, this pair ranks #86,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raconta vs racontez
Shared letters: acnort. Private to "raconta": -. Private to "racontez": ez.
"raconta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "racontez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raconta" and "racontez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raconta" or "racontez"?
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 "raconta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "racontez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raconta" and "racontez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raconta vs racontés". 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 #86,579 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.