Which to use
“râles” and “reyes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,774
- “râles” frequency rank
- #29,120
- “reyes” frequency rank
- 77894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | râles | reyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de râle. | Pluriel de rey. |
Where the eye mixes râles and reyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. râles (CVCVC) and reyes (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses râles with reyes
A purely visual mix-up. râles (\ʁɑl\) and reyes (\ˈɾe.ʝes\) 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 77894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
râles is recorded at frequency rank #48,774, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑl\. reyes is at rank #29,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɾe.ʝes\.
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 77894, this pair ranks #27,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of râles vs reyes
Shared letters: ers. Private to "râles": lâ. Private to "reyes": y.
"râles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reyes ← eryes · reeys · reyess · reyse · reyyes · rreyes · ryees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "râles" and "reyes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "râles" vs "reyes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "râles" and "reyes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "râles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "râles" and "reyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rasées". 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 #27,159 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.