Which to use
“raced” is an adjective and “rake” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,221
- “raced” frequency rank
- #17,699
- “rake” frequency rank
- 30920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raced | rake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pertaining to or marked in terms of race. | A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor. |
Letter map: raced vs rake
Shared letters muted; letters that set raced and rake apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: raced vs rake
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raced is anadjective and rakeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raced is recorded at frequency rank #13,221, classified as anadj. rake is at rank #17,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪk/.
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 30920, this pair ranks #350,494 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raced vs rake
Shared letters: aer. Private to "raced": cd. Private to "rake": k.
"raced" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raced" and "rake" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "raced" vs "rake" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "raced" and "rake".
- Full dictionary entry for "raced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,494 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raced" and "rake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rake vs Rhee". 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 #350,494 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.