Which to use
“raisons” and “rations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,148
- “raisons” frequency rank
- #26,500
- “rations” frequency rank
- 27648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raisons | rations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de raison. | Pluriel de ration. |
Where the eye mixes raisons and rations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses raisons with rations
A purely visual mix-up. raisons (\ʁɛ.zɔ̃\) and rations (\ʁa.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raisons is recorded at frequency rank #1,148, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.zɔ̃\. rations is at rank #26,500, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
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 27648, this pair ranks #327,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raisons vs rations
Shared letters: ainors. Private to "raisons": -. Private to "rations": t.
"raisons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "rations" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raisons" and "rations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "raisons" or "rations" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raisons" and "rations" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raisons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raisons" and "rations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rations vs ratios". 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 #327,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.