Which to use
“raced” is an adjective and “raid” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,221
- “raced” frequency rank
- #5,253
- “raid” frequency rank
- 18474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raced | raid |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pertaining to or marked in terms of race. | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
Letter map: raced vs raid
Shared letters muted; letters that set raced and raid apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: raced vs raid
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raced is anadjective and raidanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raced is recorded at frequency rank #13,221, classified as anadj. raid is at rank #5,253, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪd/.
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 18474, this pair ranks #444,673 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raced vs raid
Shared letters: adr. Private to "raced": ce. Private to "raid": i.
"raced" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "raid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raced" and "raid" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "raced" vs "raid" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "raced" and "raid". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "raced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #444,673 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raced" and "raid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raced vs rance". 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 #444,673 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.