Which to use
“ravie” is an adjective and “ravit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,391
- “ravie” frequency rank
- #35,234
- “ravit” frequency rank
- 45625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ravie | ravit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de ravi. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de ravir. |
Same sound, different letters: ravie vs ravit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. ravie (CVCVV) and ravit (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: ravie vs ravit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ravie and ravit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁa.vi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “ravie” becomes t in “ravit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ravie is recorded at frequency rank #10,391, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.vi\. ravit is at rank #35,234, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.vi\.
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 45625, this pair ranks #201,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ravie vs ravit
Shared letters: airv. Private to "ravie": e. Private to "ravit": t.
"ravie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "ravit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ravie" for "ravit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ravie" or "ravit"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "ravie" / "ravit". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ravie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ravit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ravie" and "ravit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ravit vs relit". 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 #201,299 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.