Which to use
“raconté” and “rajouté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,069
- “raconté” frequency rank
- #16,714
- “rajouté” frequency rank
- 21783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raconté | rajouté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de raconter. | Participe passé masculin singulier de rajouter. |
Where the eye mixes raconté and rajouté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. raconté (CVCVCCV) and rajouté (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between raconté and rajouté
A purely visual mix-up. raconté (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) and rajouté (\ʁa.ʒu.te\) 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 21783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raconté is recorded at frequency rank #5,069, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\. rajouté is at rank #16,714, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ʒu.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 21783, this pair ranks #361,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raconté vs rajouté
Shared letters: aorté. Private to "raconté": cn. Private to "rajouté": ju.
"raconté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "rajouté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raconté" and "rajouté" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raconté" vs "rajouté" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "raconté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rajouté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raconté" and "rajouté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rajouté vs rejoué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #361,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.