Which to use
“rapace” is an adjective and “rapaces” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,512
- “rapace” frequency rank
- #31,673
- “rapaces” frequency rank
- 69185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapace | rapaces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est avide, qui se jette sur sa proie. | Pluriel de rapace. |
Same sound, different letters: rapace vs rapaces
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - rapace / rapaces
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rapace and rapaces carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁa.pas\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rapace” sits inside “rapaces”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapace is recorded at frequency rank #37,512, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.pas\. rapaces is at rank #31,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.pas\.
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 69185, this pair ranks #56,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rapace vs rapaces
Shared letters: acepr. Private to "rapace": -. Private to "rapaces": s.
"rapace" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rapaces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rapace" and "rapaces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "rapace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rapaces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapace" and "rapaces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapace vs replacé". 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 #56,137 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.