Which to use
“rami” and “ray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,150
- “rami” frequency rank
- #4,886
- “ray” frequency rank
- 31036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rami | ray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu de cartes qui se joue avec deux jeux de 54 cartes classiques et dont le but est de poser toutes les cartes de sa main sur la table. | Culture sur brûlis en Asie. |
Where the eye mixes rami and ray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rami with ray
A purely visual mix-up. rami (\ʁa.mi\) and ray (\ʁɛ\) 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 31036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rami is recorded at frequency rank #26,150, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.mi\. ray is at rank #4,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ\.
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 31036, this pair ranks #306,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rami vs ray
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rami": im. Private to "ray": y.
"rami" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ray" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rami ← armi · raim · rammi · rmai · rrami
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rami" and "ray" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rami" vs "ray" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rami" and "ray" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rami" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rami" and "ray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rami 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 #306,411 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.