Which to use
“ravager” and “ravaler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,554
- “ravager” frequency rank
- #44,673
- “ravaler” frequency rank
- 92227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ravager | ravaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire du ravage. | Ingurgiter de nouveau, faire descendre dans le gosier. |
Where the eye mixes ravager and ravaler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ravager vs ravaler
A purely visual mix-up. ravager (\ʁa.va.ʒe\) and ravaler (\ʁa.va.le\) 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 - g in “ravager” becomes l in “ravaler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ravager is recorded at frequency rank #47,554, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.va.ʒe\. ravaler is at rank #44,673, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.va.le\.
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 92227, this pair ranks #3,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ravager vs ravaler
Shared letters: aerv. Private to "ravager": g. Private to "ravaler": l.
"ravager" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "ravaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ravager" and "ravaler" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ravager" or "ravaler"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ravager" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ravaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ravager" and "ravaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ravager vs ravagés". 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 #3,172 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.