Which to use
“raven” and “ravin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,353
- “raven” frequency rank
- #19,382
- “ravin” frequency rank
- 43735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raven | ravin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corbeau. | Forte dépression de terrain ; vallon étroit et raide. |
Where the eye mixes raven and ravin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raven and ravin
A purely visual mix-up. raven (\ˈɹeɪ.vən\) and ravin (\ʁa.vɛ̃\) 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 - e in “raven” becomes i in “ravin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raven is recorded at frequency rank #24,353, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɹeɪ.vən\. ravin is at rank #19,382, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.vɛ̃\.
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 43735, this pair ranks #215,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raven vs ravin
Shared letters: anrv. Private to "raven": e. Private to "ravin": i.
"raven" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ravin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raven" and "ravin" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raven" vs "ravin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ravin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raven" and "ravin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs raven". 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 #215,826 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.