Which to use
“Raab” is a name and “ray” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,153
- “Raab” frequency rank
- #4,925
- “ray” frequency rank
- 17078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Raab | ray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rechter Zufluss zur Donau in Südostösterreich und Westungarn | Strahl, der von einer Energiequelle ausgeht |
Where the eye mixes Raab and ray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Raab is [ʁaːp] while ray is [ɹeɪ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Raab is recorded at frequency rank #12,153, classified as aname, pronounced [ʁaːp]. ray is at rank #4,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɹeɪ].
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 17078, this pair ranks #1,930,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Raab vs ray
Shared letters: ar. Private to "Raab": b. Private to "ray": y.
"Raab" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "ray" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Raab ← arab · raabb · rab · raba · rraab