Which to use
“ramer” and “ravir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,123
- “ramer” frequency rank
- #18,850
- “ravir” frequency rank
- 54973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramer | ravir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manœuvrer la rame. | Enlever de force, emporter avec violence. |
Where the eye mixes ramer and ravir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ramer and ravir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ramer vs ravir
A purely visual mix-up. ramer (\ʁa.me\) and ravir (\ʁa.viʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54973, 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\. ravir is at rank #18,850, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.viʁ\.
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 54973, this pair ranks #130,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ramer vs ravir
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ramer": em. Private to "ravir": iv.
"ramer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ravir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ramer" for "ravir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ramer" vs "ravir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ramer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ravir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramer" and "ravir" 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 #130,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.