Which to use
“raisins” and “raisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,651
- “raisins” frequency rank
- #1,148
- “raisons” frequency rank
- 13799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raisins | raisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de raisin. | Pluriel de raison. |
Where the eye mixes raisins and raisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. raisins and raisons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between raisins and raisons
A purely visual mix-up. raisins (\ʁɛ.zɛ̃\) and raisons (\ʁɛ.zɔ̃\) 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 a single letter - i in “raisins” becomes o in “raisons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raisins is recorded at frequency rank #12,651, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.zɛ̃\. raisons is at rank #1,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.zɔ̃\.
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 13799, this pair ranks #399,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raisins vs raisons
Shared letters: ainrs. Private to "raisins": -. Private to "raisons": o.
"raisins" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "raisons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raisins" and "raisons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raisins" vs "raisons" - 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 "raisins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raisins" and "raisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raisons vs réalisons". 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 #399,492 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.