Which to use
“rapt” and “raz” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,232
- “rapt” frequency rank
- #21,750
- “raz” frequency rank
- 56982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapt | raz |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Courant marin violent qui se fait sentir dans un détroit, dans un canal entre deux terres rapprochées. |
Where the eye mixes rapt and raz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rapt vs raz
A purely visual mix-up. rapt (\ʁapt\) and raz (\ʁa\) 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 56982, 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\. raz is at rank #21,750, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa\.
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 56982, this pair ranks #117,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rapt vs raz
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rapt": pt. Private to "raz": z.
"rapt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "raz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rapt ← arpt · rappt · raptt · rrapt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rapt" and "raz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rapt" vs "raz" - which ranks higher?
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 "raz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapt" and "raz" 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 #117,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.