Which to use
“rares” and “ravis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,099
- “rares” frequency rank
- #12,654
- “ravis” frequency rank
- 14753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rares | ravis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rare. | Masculin pluriel de ravi. |
Where the eye mixes rares and ravis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rares vs ravis
A purely visual mix-up. rares (\ʁaʁ\) and ravis (\ʁa.vi\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rares is recorded at frequency rank #2,099, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁaʁ\. ravis is at rank #12,654, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.vi\.
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 14753, this pair ranks #395,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rares vs ravis
Shared letters: ars. Private to "rares": e. Private to "ravis": iv.
"rares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ravis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rares" and "ravis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rares" vs "ravis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rares" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ravis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rares" and "ravis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ravis vs Reis". 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 #395,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.