raisonnablevsraisonnablesWhat's the difference?

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“raisonnable” and “raisonnables” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,273
“raisonnable” frequency rank
#11,114
“raisonnables” frequency rank
15387
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raisonnable raisonnables
Definition Ce qui satisfait à la raison. Pluriel de raisonnable.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set raisonnable and raisonnables apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
raisonnable
12 ch
raisonnables

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. raisonnable and raisonnables are pronounced identically (\ʁɛ.zɔ.nabl\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “raisonnable” sits inside “raisonnables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raisonnable is recorded at frequency rank #4,273, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.zɔ.nabl\. raisonnables is at rank #11,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.zɔ.nabl\.

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 15387, this pair ranks #392,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of raisonnable vs raisonnables

Shared letters: abeilnors. Private to "raisonnable": -. Private to "raisonnables": -.

"raisonnable" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCCV  ·  "raisonnables" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • raisonnablearisonnable · raiosnnable · raisnonable · raisonable · raisonanble · raisonnabble · raisonnabel · raisonnablle
  • raisonnablesarisonnables · raiosnnables · raisnonables · raisonables · raisonanbles · raisonnabbles · raisonnabels · raisonnabless

Frequency comparison

raisonnable#4,273
raisonnables#11,114

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "raisonnable" and "raisonnables" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁɛ.zɔ.nabl\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "raisonnable" or "raisonnables"?
"raisonnable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,273 in our French list, against #11,114 for "raisonnables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering raisonnable vs raisonnables

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “raisonnable” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list