Which to use
“raced” is an adjective and “racket” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,221
- “raced” frequency rank
- #18,933
- “racket” frequency rank
- 32154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raced | racket |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pertaining to or marked in terms of race. | An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton. |
Letter map: raced vs racket
Shared letters muted; letters that set raced and racket apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - raced and racket
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raced is anadjective and racketanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raced is recorded at frequency rank #13,221, classified as anadj. racket is at rank #18,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹækɪt/.
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 32154, this pair ranks #340,204 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raced vs racket
Shared letters: acer. Private to "raced": d. Private to "racket": kt.
"raced" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "racket" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "raced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "racket" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,204 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raced" and "racket" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racket vs Rickey". 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 #340,204 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.