Which to use
“rangés” and “ratées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,589
- “rangés” frequency rank
- #37,024
- “ratées” frequency rank
- 64613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rangés | ratées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de rangé. | Féminin pluriel de raté. |
Where the eye mixes rangés and ratées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rangés (CVCCVC) and ratées (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rangés vs ratées
A purely visual mix-up. rangés (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64613, 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\. 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 64613, this pair ranks #76,200 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rangés vs ratées
Shared letters: arsé. Private to "rangés": gn. Private to "ratées": et.
"rangés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ratées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rangés" for "ratées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rangés" vs "ratées" - which ranks higher?
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 "rangés" 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 #76,200 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rangés" and "ratées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs ratées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #76,200 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.