Which to use
“ramené” and “rasée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,361
- “ramené” frequency rank
- #27,930
- “rasée” frequency rank
- 35291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramené | rasée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de ramener. | Participe passé féminin singulier de raser. |
Where the eye mixes ramené and rasée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ramené with rasée
A purely visual mix-up. ramené (\ʁa.mə.ne\) and rasée (\ʁa.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ramené is recorded at frequency rank #7,361, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.mə.ne\. rasée is at rank #27,930, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ze\.
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 35291, this pair ranks #277,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ramené vs rasée
Shared letters: aeré. Private to "ramené": mn. Private to "rasée": s.
"ramené" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rasée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ramené" and "rasée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ramené" or "rasée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ramené" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramené" and "rasée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rasée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #277,822 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.