Which to use
“ramassée” is an adjective and “ramasser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,394
- “ramassée” frequency rank
- #9,064
- “ramasser” frequency rank
- 55458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramassée | ramasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de ramassé. | Faire un amas, un assemblage, une collection de choses. |
Same sound, different letters: ramassée vs ramasser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. ramassée (CVCVCCVV) and ramasser (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - ramassée / ramasser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ramassée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ramassée is recorded at frequency rank #46,394, 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 55458, this pair ranks #127,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ramassée vs ramasser
Shared letters: aemrs. Private to "ramassée": é. Private to "ramasser": -.
"ramassée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "ramasser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ramasser ← armasser · raamsser · ramaser · ramasesr · ramasserr · ramassre · rammasser · ramsaser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ramassée" and "ramasser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ramassée" or "ramasser"?
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 "ramassée" 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 #127,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramassée" and "ramasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramassée vs ramassés". 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 #127,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.