Which to use
“raconter” and “racontera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,794
- “raconter” frequency rank
- #32,547
- “racontera” frequency rank
- 35341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raconter | racontera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire le récit d’une histoire vraie ou imaginaire. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de raconter. |
Where the eye mixes raconter and racontera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. raconter runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against racontera's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: raconter vs racontera
A purely visual mix-up. raconter (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) and racontera (\ʁa.kɔ̃.tə.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “raconter” sits inside “racontera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raconter is recorded at frequency rank #2,794, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\. racontera is at rank #32,547, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.tə.ʁa\.
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 35341, this pair ranks #277,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raconter vs racontera
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "raconter": -. Private to "racontera": -.
"raconter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "racontera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raconter" and "racontera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raconter" or "racontera"?
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 "raconter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "racontera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raconter" and "racontera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racontera vs remontera". 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 #277,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.