Which to use
“rapt” and “ray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,232
- “rapt” frequency rank
- #4,886
- “ray” frequency rank
- 40118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapt | ray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enlèvement, par violence ou par séduction, d’une personne, et spécialement d’une jeune fille, d’une femme mariée, d’une religieuse, ou encore d’un enfant. | Culture sur brûlis en Asie. |
Where the eye mixes rapt and ray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rapt and ray
A purely visual mix-up. rapt (\ʁapt\) and ray (\ʁɛ\) 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 40118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapt is recorded at frequency rank #35,232, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁapt\. ray is at rank #4,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ\.
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 40118, this pair ranks #242,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rapt vs ray
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rapt": pt. Private to "ray": y.
"rapt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ray" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rapt ← arpt · rappt · raptt · rrapt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rapt" for "ray" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rapt" or "ray" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rapt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapt" and "ray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RAMQ vs rapt". 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 #242,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.