Which to use
“rays” and “raz” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,501
- “rays” frequency rank
- #21,750
- “raz” frequency rank
- 60251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rays | raz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ray. | Courant marin violent qui se fait sentir dans un détroit, dans un canal entre deux terres rapprochées. |
Where the eye mixes rays and raz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rays and raz
A purely visual mix-up. rays (\ʁɛ\) and raz (\ʁa\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rays is recorded at frequency rank #38,501, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ\. raz is at rank #21,750, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa\.
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 60251, this pair ranks #98,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rays vs raz
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rays": sy. Private to "raz": z.
"rays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "raz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rays ← arys · rasy · rayss · rayys · rrays · ryas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rays" and "raz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rays" or "raz"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rays" and "raz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rays" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rays" and "raz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rays vs roya". 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 #98,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.