raidsvsrasésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: raids is a noun, rasés is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“raids” is a noun and “rasés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,673
“raids” frequency rank
#35,673
“rasés” frequency rank
49346
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raids rasés
Definition Pluriel de raid. Participe passé masculin pluriel de raser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set raids and rasés apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
raids
5 ch
rasés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raids is \ʁɛd\ while rasés is \ʁa.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raids is recorded at frequency rank #13,673, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛd\. rasés is at rank #35,673, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ze\.

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 49346, this pair ranks #171,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of raids vs rasés

Shared letters: ars. Private to "raids": di. Private to "rasés": é.

"raids" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "rasés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • raidsarids · raidds · raidss · raisd · riads · rraids

Frequency comparison

raids#13,673
rasés#35,673

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "raids" and "rasés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "raids" is a noun and "rasés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "raids" or "rasés"?
"raids" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,673 in our French list, against #35,673 for "rasés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering raids vs rasés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “raids”; for a verb, it's “rasés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “raids” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list