Which to use
“rasés” is a verb and “rosée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,673
- “rasés” frequency rank
- #22,079
- “rosée” frequency rank
- 57752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasés | rosée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de raser. | Vapeur d’eau de l’atmosphère, qui se condense par le refroidissement dû au rayonnement nocturne et qui se dépose surtout sur les corps qui sont mauvais conducteurs de la chaleur. |
Where the eye mixes rasés and rosée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rasés (CVCVC) and rosée (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between rasés and rosée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rasés is \ʁa.ze\ while rosée is \ʁo.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 57752, 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\. rosée is at rank #22,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁo.ze\.
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 57752, this pair ranks #113,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasés vs rosée
Shared letters: rsé. Private to "rasés": a. Private to "rosée": eo.
"rasés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rosée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rasés" and "rosée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rasés" or "rosée"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rosée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasés" and "rosée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rasés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #113,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.