Which to use
“rangés” is an adjective and “rasées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,589
- “rangés” frequency rank
- #48,140
- “rasées” frequency rank
- 75729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rangés | rasées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de rangé. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de raser. |
Where the eye mixes rangés and rasées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rangés (CVCCVC) and rasées (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses rangés with rasées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rangés is \ʁɑ̃.ʒe\ while rasées is \ʁa.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rangés is recorded at frequency rank #27,589, 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 75729, this pair ranks #33,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rangés vs rasées
Shared letters: arsé. Private to "rangés": gn. Private to "rasées": e.
"rangés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rasées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rangés" and "rasées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "rangés" or "rasées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rangés" 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 #33,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rangés" and "rasées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rasées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,166 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.