Which to use
“ramenés” is a verb and “ratées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,735
- “ramenés” frequency rank
- #37,024
- “ratées” frequency rank
- 61759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramenés | ratées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de ramener. | Féminin pluriel de raté. |
Where the eye mixes ramenés and ratées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ramenés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against ratées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ramenés vs ratées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ramenés is \ʁa.mə.ne\ while ratées is \ʁa.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ramenés is recorded at frequency rank #24,735, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.mə.ne\. ratées is at rank #37,024, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.te\.
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 61759, this pair ranks #90,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ramenés vs ratées
Shared letters: aersé. Private to "ramenés": mn. Private to "ratées": t.
"ramenés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "ratées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ramenés" for "ratées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ramenés" or "ratées"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ramenés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ratées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramenés" and "ratées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs ratées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #90,594 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.