Which to use
“raisin” and “ravin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,649
- “raisin” frequency rank
- #19,382
- “ravin” frequency rank
- 31031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raisin | ravin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruit de la vigne constitué d’une grappe de grains (baies) placés les uns à côté des autres d’une couleur clair à foncé suivant la variété. | Forte dépression de terrain ; vallon étroit et raide. |
Where the eye mixes raisin and ravin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raisin and ravin
A purely visual mix-up. raisin (\ʁɛ.zɛ̃\) and ravin (\ʁa.vɛ̃\) 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 31031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raisin is recorded at frequency rank #11,649, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.zɛ̃\. ravin is at rank #19,382, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.vɛ̃\.
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 31031, this pair ranks #306,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raisin vs ravin
Shared letters: ainr. Private to "raisin": s. Private to "ravin": v.
"raisin" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "ravin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raisin" and "ravin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raisin" or "ravin"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "raisin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ravin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raisin" and "ravin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rani vs ravin". 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 #306,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.