Which to use
“raie” and “ris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,222
- “raie” frequency rank
- #10,396
- “ris” frequency rank
- 26618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raie | ris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ligne tracée sur une surface. | Action de rire. |
Where the eye mixes raie and ris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raie and ris
A purely visual mix-up. raie (\ʁɛ\) and ris (\ʁi\) 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 26618, 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\. ris is at rank #10,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁi\.
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 26618, this pair ranks #333,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raie vs ris
Shared letters: ir. Private to "raie": ae. Private to "ris": s.
"raie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "ris" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- raie ← raei · riae · rraie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raie" for "ris" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raie" vs "ris" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raie" and "ris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raie vs Reis". 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 #333,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.