Which to use
“rampe” is a noun and “rasée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,840
- “rampe” frequency rank
- #27,930
- “rasée” frequency rank
- 39770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rampe | rasée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plan incliné sur lequel est établi un escalier. | Participe passé féminin singulier de raser. |
Where the eye mixes rampe and rasée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rampe and rasée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rampe is \ʁɑ̃p\ while rasée is \ʁa.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rampe is recorded at frequency rank #11,840, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ̃p\. 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 39770, this pair ranks #245,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rampe vs rasée
Shared letters: aer. Private to "rampe": mp. Private to "rasée": sé.
"rampe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rasée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rampe ← armpe · ramep · rammpe · ramppe · rapme · rmape · rrampe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rampe" for "rasée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rampe" or "rasée" show up more?
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 "rampe" 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 #245,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rampe" and "rasée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rasée". 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 #245,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.