Which to use
“rapp” is a verb and “raté” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,994
- “rapp” frequency rank
- #3,217
- “raté” frequency rank
- 41211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapp | raté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de rappen. | Qui a raté, qui a échoué, qui n’a pas atteint son but. |
Where the eye mixes rapp and raté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rapp and raté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rapp is \ʁap\ while raté is \ʁa.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapp is recorded at frequency rank #37,994, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁap\. raté is at rank #3,217, 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 41211, this pair ranks #234,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rapp vs raté
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rapp": p. Private to "raté": té.
"rapp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "raté" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rapp ← arpp · rpap · rrapp
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rapp" and "raté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rapp" or "raté"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rapp" and "raté" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rapp" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapp" and "raté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RAMQ vs rapp". 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 #234,784 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.