Which to use
“rangées” is an adjective and “rasées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,479
- “rangées” frequency rank
- #48,140
- “rasées” frequency rank
- 63619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rangées | rasées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de rangé. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de raser. |
Where the eye mixes rangées and rasées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rangées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against rasées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rangées and rasées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rangées is \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\ while rasées is \ʁa.ze\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rangées is recorded at frequency rank #15,479, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. rasées is at rank #48,140, 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 63619, this pair ranks #81,075 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rangées vs rasées
Shared letters: aersé. Private to "rangées": gn. Private to "rasées": -.
"rangées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "rasées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rangées" and "rasées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rangées" or "rasées"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rangées" and "rasées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rangées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,075 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rangées" and "rasées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rasées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #81,075 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.