Which to use
“raced” is an adjective and “reached” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,221
- “raced” frequency rank
- #1,495
- “reached” frequency rank
- 14716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raced | reached |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pertaining to or marked in terms of race. | simple past and past participle of reach |
Letter map: raced vs reached
Shared letters muted; letters that set raced and reached apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: raced vs reached
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raced is anadjective and reachedaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raced is recorded at frequency rank #13,221, classified as anadj. reached is at rank #1,495, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹiːt͡ʃt/.
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 14716, this pair ranks #468,386 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raced vs reached
Shared letters: acder. Private to "raced": -. Private to "reached": h.
"raced" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reached" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raced" and "reached" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raced" vs "reached" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "raced" vs "reached" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "raced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reached" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #468,386 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raced" and "reached" 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 #468,386 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.