Which to use
“rayés” is an adjective and “royer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,107
- “rayés” frequency rank
- #30,787
- “royer” frequency rank
- 73894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rayés | royer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de rayé. | Aérer la terre en y creusant des sillons. |
Where the eye mixes rayés and royer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rayés and royer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rayés with royer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rayés is \ʁɛ.je\ while royer is \ʁwa.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rayés is recorded at frequency rank #43,107, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.je\. royer is at rank #30,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁwa.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 73894, this pair ranks #38,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rayés vs royer
Shared letters: ry. Private to "rayés": asé. Private to "royer": eo.
"rayés" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "royer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- royer ← oryer · roeyr · royerr · royre · royyer · rroyer · ryoer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rayés" for "royer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rayés" vs "royer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rayés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "royer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rayés" and "royer" 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 #38,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.