Which to use
“ratez” and “restez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,769
- “ratez” frequency rank
- #6,747
- “restez” frequency rank
- 37516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ratez | restez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rater. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rester. |
Where the eye mixes ratez and restez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ratez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against restez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ratez and restez
A purely visual mix-up. ratez (\ʁa.te\) and restez (\ʁɛs.te\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ratez is recorded at frequency rank #30,769, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.te\. restez is at rank #6,747, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.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 37516, this pair ranks #261,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ratez vs restez
Shared letters: ertz. Private to "ratez": a. Private to "restez": s.
"ratez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "restez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ratez" and "restez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ratez" or "restez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ratez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ratez" and "restez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs ratez". 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 #261,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.