# races vs racist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### races
*noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪsɪz/ · frequency rank #3,779*
plural of race

### racist
*noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ · frequency rank #3,522*
A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/races-vs-racist