rasésvsresetWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rasés is a verb, reset is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rasés” is a verb and “reset” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,673
“rasés” frequency rank
#30,341
“reset” frequency rank
66014
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rasés reset
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de raser. Réinitialisation d’un système.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rasés and reset apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
rasés
5 ch
reset

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rasés is \ʁa.ze\ while reset is \ʁe.zɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rasés is recorded at frequency rank #35,673, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ze\. reset is at rank #30,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zɛt\.

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 66014, this pair ranks #69,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rasés vs reset

Shared letters: rs. Private to "rasés": . Private to "reset": et.

"rasés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "reset" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reseterset · reest · resett · resset · rreset · rseet

Frequency comparison

rasés#35,673
reset#30,341

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rasés" and "reset" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rasés" is a verb and "reset" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rasés" or "reset"?
"reset" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,341 in our French list, against #35,673 for "rasés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rasés vs reset

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “rasés”; for a noun, it's “reset”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rasés” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list