Which to use
“racontera” and “racontez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,547
- “racontera” frequency rank
- #20,542
- “racontez” frequency rank
- 53089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racontera | racontez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de raconter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de raconter. |
Where the eye mixes racontera and racontez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. racontera runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against racontez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: racontera vs racontez
A purely visual mix-up. racontera (\ʁa.kɔ̃.tə.ʁa\) 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 53089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racontera is recorded at frequency rank #32,547, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.tə.ʁa\. 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 53089, this pair ranks #143,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of racontera vs racontez
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "racontera": -. Private to "racontez": z.
"racontera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "racontez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "racontera" and "racontez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "racontera" vs "racontez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "racontera" 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 #143,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racontera" and "racontez" 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 #143,148 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.