ramervsrameursConfusable pair

Quick tell: ramer is a verb, rameurs is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ramer” is a verb and “rameurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,123
“ramer” frequency rank
#47,549
“rameurs” frequency rank
83672
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ramer rameurs
Definition Manœuvrer la rame. Pluriel de rameur.

Where the eye mixes ramer and rameurs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
ramer
7 ch
rameurs

Why the eye confuses ramer with rameurs

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ramer is \ʁa.me\ while rameurs is \ʁa.mœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ramer is recorded at frequency rank #36,123, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.me\. rameurs is at rank #47,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.mœʁ\.

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 83672, this pair ranks #14,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ramer vs rameurs

Shared letters: aemr. Private to "ramer": -. Private to "rameurs": su.

"ramer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rameurs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ramerraemr · ramerr · rammer · ramre · rmaer · rramer
  • rameursarmeurs · raemurs · ramerus · rameurrs · rameurss · rameusr · rammeurs · ramuers

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ramer" and "rameurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ramer" is a verb and "rameurs" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ramer" or "rameurs"?
"ramer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,123 in our French list, against #47,549 for "rameurs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ramer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rameurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ramer" and "rameurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramer vs RAMQ". 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 #14,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list