Which to use
“raies” and “rois” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,003
- “raies” frequency rank
- #4,283
- “rois” frequency rank
- 28286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raies | rois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de raie. | Pluriel de roi. |
Where the eye mixes raies and rois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raies runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against rois's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses raies with rois
A purely visual mix-up. raies (\ʁɛ\) and rois (\ʁwa\) 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 28286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raies is recorded at frequency rank #24,003, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ\. rois is at rank #4,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁwa\.
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 28286, this pair ranks #323,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raies vs rois
Shared letters: irs. Private to "raies": ae. Private to "rois": o.
"raies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "rois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raies" and "rois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "raies" vs "rois" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raies" and "rois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raies 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 #323,767 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.