Which to use
“raie” and “roe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,222
- “raie” frequency rank
- #47,003
- “roe” frequency rank
- 63225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raie | roe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ligne tracée sur une surface. | Roue. |
Letter map: raie vs roe
Shared letters muted; letters that set raie and roe apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. raie runs 4 letters (CVVV) against roe's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: raie and roe
raie and roe are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63225, 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\. roe is at rank #47,003, tagged as anoun.
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 63225, this pair ranks #83,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raie vs roe
Shared letters: er. Private to "raie": ai. Private to "roe": o.
"raie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "roe" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- raie ← raei · riae · rraie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raie" and "roe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raie" vs "roe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "raie" and "roe".
- Full dictionary entry for "raie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raie" and "roe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roe vs roya". 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 #83,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.