# rasant vs riant

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### rasant
*adjective · IPA \ʁa.zɑ̃\ · frequency rank #45,829*
Qui rase.

### riant
*adjective · IPA \ʁi.jɑ̃\ · frequency rank #15,490*
Qui annonce de la gaieté, de la joie.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/rasant-vs-riant