Which to use
“raisonnée” is an adjective and “raisonner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,149
- “raisonnée” frequency rank
- #14,776
- “raisonner” frequency rank
- 40925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raisonnée | raisonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de raisonné. | Se servir de sa raison pour connaître, pour juger. |
Same sound, different letters: raisonnée vs raisonner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. raisonnée (CVVCVCCVV) and raisonner (CVVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: raisonnée vs raisonner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: raisonnée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raisonnée is recorded at frequency rank #26,149, 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 40925, this pair ranks #236,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raisonnée vs raisonner
Shared letters: aeinors. Private to "raisonnée": é. Private to "raisonner": -.
"raisonnée" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVV · "raisonner" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- raisonner ← arisonner · raiosnner · raisnoner · raisonenr · raisoner · raisonnerr · raisonnre · raissonner
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raisonnée" for "raisonner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raisonnée" vs "raisonner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "raisonnée" 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 #236,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raisonnée" and "raisonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raisonné vs raisonnée". 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 #236,905 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.