Which to use
“raies” and “runes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,003
- “raies” frequency rank
- #40,477
- “runes” frequency rank
- 64480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raies | runes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de raie. | Pluriel de rune. |
Where the eye mixes raies and runes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raies (CVVVC) and runes (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: raies vs runes
A purely visual mix-up. raies (\ʁɛ\) and runes (\ʁyn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64480, 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\. runes is at rank #40,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁyn\.
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 64480, this pair ranks #76,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raies vs runes
Shared letters: ers. Private to "raies": ai. Private to "runes": nu.
"raies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "runes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raies" and "runes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "raies" or "runes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "raies" and "runes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "runes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raies" and "runes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs runes". 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 #76,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.