Which to use
“raie” and “rei” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,222
- “raie” frequency rank
- #26,846
- “rei” frequency rank
- 43068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raie | rei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ligne tracée sur une surface. | Roi. |
Where the eye mixes raie and rei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raie and rei
A purely visual mix-up. raie (\ʁɛ\) and rei (\rej\) 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 43068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raie is recorded at frequency rank #16,222, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ\. rei is at rank #26,846, tagged as anoun, pronounced \rej\.
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 43068, this pair ranks #220,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raie vs rei
Shared letters: eir. Private to "raie": a. Private to "rei": -.
"raie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "rei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- raie ← raei · riae · rraie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raie" and "rei" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raie" vs "rei" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "raie" and "rei" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raie" and "rei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rei vs relit". 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 #220,861 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.