Which to use
“rangées” and “ratées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,479
- “rangées” frequency rank
- #37,024
- “ratées” frequency rank
- 52503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rangées | ratées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de rangé. | Féminin pluriel de raté. |
Where the eye mixes rangées and ratées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rangées with ratées
A purely visual mix-up. rangées (\ʁɑ̃.ʒe\) and ratées (\ʁa.te\) 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 52503, 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\. ratées is at rank #37,024, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.te\.
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 52503, this pair ranks #147,276 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rangées vs ratées
Shared letters: aersé. Private to "rangées": gn. Private to "ratées": t.
"rangées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "ratées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rangées" and "ratées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rangées" or "ratées"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rangées" and "ratées" 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 "ratées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,276 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rangées" and "ratées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs ratées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #147,276 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.