Which to use
“rasé” is a verb and “rus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,778
- “rasé” frequency rank
- #37,537
- “rus” frequency rank
- 52315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasé | rus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de raser. | Pluriel de ru. |
Where the eye mixes rasé and rus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rasé vs rus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rasé is \ʁa.ze\ while rus is \ʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52315, 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\. rus is at rank #37,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁy\.
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 52315, this pair ranks #148,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasé vs rus
Shared letters: rs. Private to "rasé": aé. Private to "rus": u.
"rasé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "rasé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasé" and "rus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rhys vs rus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #148,564 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.