Which to use
“raconter” and “rajouter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,794
- “raconter” frequency rank
- #7,360
- “rajouter” frequency rank
- 10154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raconter | rajouter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire le récit d’une histoire vraie ou imaginaire. | Ajouter de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes raconter and rajouter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. raconter (CVCVCCVC) and rajouter (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between raconter and rajouter
A purely visual mix-up. raconter (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) and rajouter (\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 10154, 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\. rajouter is at rank #7,360, 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 10154, this pair ranks #414,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raconter vs rajouter
Shared letters: aeort. Private to "raconter": cn. Private to "rajouter": ju.
"raconter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "rajouter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raconter" and "rajouter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raconter" vs "rajouter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "raconter" and "rajouter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raconter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rajouter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raconter" and "rajouter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raconter 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 #414,035 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.