Which to use
“ravis” and “rayés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,654
- “ravis” frequency rank
- #43,107
- “rayés” frequency rank
- 55761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ravis | rayés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de ravi. | Masculin pluriel de rayé. |
Where the eye mixes ravis and rayés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ravis with rayés
A purely visual mix-up. ravis (\ʁa.vi\) and rayés (\ʁɛ.je\) 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 55761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ravis is recorded at frequency rank #12,654, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.vi\. rayés is at rank #43,107, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.je\.
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 55761, this pair ranks #125,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ravis vs rayés
Shared letters: ars. Private to "ravis": iv. Private to "rayés": yé.
"ravis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rayés" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ravis ← arvis · raivs · raviss · ravsi · ravvis · rravis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ravis" and "rayés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ravis" or "rayés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ravis" and "rayés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ravis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rayés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ravis" and "rayés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rayés vs Rhys". 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 #125,394 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.