Which to use
“ration” and “région” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,645
- “ration” frequency rank
- #451
- “région” frequency rank
- 20096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ration | région |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion journalière soit de pain, soit d’autres vivres, soit de fourrage, qui se distribue aux soldats ou aux marins. | Vaste territoire ; étendue de pays. |
Where the eye mixes ration and région
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ration vs région
A purely visual mix-up. ration (\ʁa.sjɔ̃\) and région (\ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ration is recorded at frequency rank #19,645, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.sjɔ̃\. région is at rank #451, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\.
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 20096, this pair ranks #369,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ration vs région
Shared letters: inor. Private to "ration": at. Private to "région": gé.
"ration" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "région" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ration ← artion · raiton · ratino · rationn · ratoin · rattion · rration · rtaion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ration" for "région" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ration" vs "région" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ration" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "région" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ration" and "région" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radon vs ration". 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 #369,970 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.