Which to use
“rasé” and “rie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,778
- “rasé” frequency rank
- #19,393
- “rie” frequency rank
- 34171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasé | rie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de raser. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de rire. |
Where the eye mixes rasé and rie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rasé vs rie
A purely visual mix-up. rasé (\ʁa.ze\) and rie (\ʁi\) 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 34171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasé is recorded at frequency rank #14,778, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ze\. rie is at rank #19,393, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁi\.
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 34171, this pair ranks #285,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasé vs rie
Shared letters: r. Private to "rasé": asé. Private to "rie": ei.
"rasé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rie" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rasé" and "rie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rasé" vs "rie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rasé" and "rie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasé" and "rie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs rie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #285,665 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.