Which to use
“ramassé” is an adjective and “ramasser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,574
- “ramassé” frequency rank
- #9,064
- “ramasser” frequency rank
- 27638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramassé | ramasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est épais, trapu, vigoureux. | Faire un amas, un assemblage, une collection de choses. |
Same sound, different letters: ramassé vs ramasser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. ramassé runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against ramasser's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - ramassé / ramasser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ramassé and ramasser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁa.ma.se\. 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 27638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ramassé is recorded at frequency rank #18,574, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.ma.se\. ramasser is at rank #9,064, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ma.se\.
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 27638, this pair ranks #327,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ramassé vs ramasser
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "ramassé": é. Private to "ramasser": e.
"ramassé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "ramasser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ramasser ← armasser · raamsser · ramaser · ramasesr · ramasserr · ramassre · rammasser · ramsaser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ramassé" and "ramasser" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ramassé" or "ramasser"?
After this comparison
"ramassé" and "ramasser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "ramassé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ramasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramassé" and "ramasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramassé vs ramassée". 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 #327,769 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.