Which to use
“ratées” is an adjective and “ratez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,024
- “ratées” frequency rank
- #30,769
- “ratez” frequency rank
- 67793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ratées | ratez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de raté. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rater. |
Same sound, different letters: ratées vs ratez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. ratées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against ratez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: ratées vs ratez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ratées and ratez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁa.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ratées is recorded at frequency rank #37,024, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.te\. ratez is at rank #30,769, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.te\.
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 67793, this pair ranks #61,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ratées vs ratez
Shared letters: aert. Private to "ratées": sé. Private to "ratez": z.
"ratées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "ratez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ratez ← artez · raetz · ratezz · rattez · ratze · rratez · rtaez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ratées" for "ratez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ratées" vs "ratez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "ratées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ratez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ratées" and "ratez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs ratées". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #61,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.