Which to use
“raisonné” is an adjective and “raisonner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,330
- “raisonné” frequency rank
- #14,776
- “raisonner” frequency rank
- 38106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raisonné | raisonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est appuyé de raisons et de preuves. | Se servir de sa raison pour connaître, pour juger. |
Same sound, different letters: raisonné vs raisonner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. raisonné runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against raisonner's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - raisonné and raisonner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: raisonné and raisonner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɛ.zɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raisonné is recorded at frequency rank #23,330, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.zɔ.ne\. raisonner is at rank #14,776, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.zɔ.ne\.
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 38106, this pair ranks #257,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raisonné vs raisonner
Shared letters: ainors. Private to "raisonné": é. Private to "raisonner": e.
"raisonné" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "raisonner" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- raisonner ← arisonner · raiosnner · raisnoner · raisonenr · raisoner · raisonnerr · raisonnre · raissonner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raisonné" and "raisonner" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "raisonné" or "raisonner"?
What to do next
"raisonné" and "raisonner" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "raisonné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raisonner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raisonné" and "raisonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raiponce vs raisonné". 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 #257,634 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.