Which to use
“ratés” and “rayés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,980
- “ratés” frequency rank
- #43,107
- “rayés” frequency rank
- 60087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ratés | rayés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de raté. | Masculin pluriel de rayé. |
Where the eye mixes ratés and rayés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ratés (CVCVC) and rayés (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ratés vs rayés
A purely visual mix-up. ratés (\ʁa.te\) and rayés (\ʁɛ.je\) 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 a single letter - t in “ratés” becomes y in “rayés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ratés is recorded at frequency rank #16,980, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.te\. rayés is at rank #43,107, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.je\.
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 60087, this pair ranks #99,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ratés vs rayés
Shared letters: arsé. Private to "ratés": t. Private to "rayés": y.
"ratés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rayés" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ratés" and "rayés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ratés" vs "rayés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ratés" and "rayés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ratés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rayés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ratés" and "rayés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rayés vs Rhys". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #99,530 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.