Which to use
“ramasser” is a verb and “ramassés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,064
- “ramasser” frequency rank
- #43,102
- “ramassés” frequency rank
- 52166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramasser | ramassés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire un amas, un assemblage, une collection de choses. | Masculin pluriel de ramassé. |
Same sound, different letters: ramasser vs ramassés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. ramasser and ramassés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: ramasser vs ramassés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ramasser and ramassés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁa.ma.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 52166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ramasser is recorded at frequency rank #9,064, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ma.se\. ramassés is at rank #43,102, tagged as anadj, 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 52166, this pair ranks #149,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ramasser vs ramassés
Shared letters: amrs. Private to "ramasser": e. Private to "ramassés": é.
"ramasser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "ramassés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ramasser ← armasser · raamsser · ramaser · ramasesr · ramasserr · ramassre · rammasser · ramsaser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ramasser" and "ramassés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ramasser" or "ramassés"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "ramasser" / "ramassés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ramasser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ramassés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramasser" and "ramassés" 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 #149,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.