Which to use
“raid” and “ravin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,139
- “raid” frequency rank
- #19,382
- “ravin” frequency rank
- 27521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raid | ravin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Incursion rapide en territoire ennemi. | Forte dépression de terrain ; vallon étroit et raide. |
Where the eye mixes raid and ravin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raid and ravin
A purely visual mix-up. raid (\ʁɛd\) and ravin (\ʁa.vɛ̃\) 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 27521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raid is recorded at frequency rank #8,139, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛd\. ravin is at rank #19,382, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.vɛ̃\.
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 27521, this pair ranks #328,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raid vs ravin
Shared letters: air. Private to "raid": d. Private to "ravin": nv.
"raid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "ravin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raid" for "ravin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raid" vs "ravin" - which ranks higher?
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 "raid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ravin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raid" and "ravin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rani vs ravin". 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 #328,436 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.