Which to use
“rayé” is an adjective and “Rune” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,981
- “rayé” frequency rank
- #47,011
- “Rune” frequency rank
- 63992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rayé | Rune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a des raies. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: rayé vs Rune
Shared letters muted; letters that set rayé and Rune apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. rayé (CVVV) and Rune (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: rayé vs Rune
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rayé is anadjective and Runeaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rayé is recorded at frequency rank #16,981, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.je\. Rune is at rank #47,011, tagged as aname.
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 63992, this pair ranks #79,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rayé vs Rune
Shared letters: r. Private to "rayé": ayé. Private to "Rune": enu.
"rayé" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "Rune" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Rune ← rnue · rrune · ruen · runne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rayé" for "Rune" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rayé" vs "Rune" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "rayé" and "Rune". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "rayé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rayé" and "Rune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rani vs Rune". 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 #79,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.