Which to use
“races” and “rage” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,779
- “races” frequency rank
- #6,004
- “rage” frequency rank
- 9783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | races | rage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of race | Violent uncontrolled anger. |
Where the eye mixes races and rage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses races with rage
A purely visual mix-up. races (/ˈɹeɪsɪz/) and rage (/ɹeɪd͡ʒ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
races is recorded at frequency rank #3,779, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹeɪsɪz/. rage is at rank #6,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/.
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 9783, this pair ranks #495,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of races vs rage
Shared letters: aer. Private to "races": cs. Private to "rage": g.
"races" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "races" and "rage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "races" or "rage" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "races" and "rage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "races" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #495,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "races" and "rage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rage 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 #495,620 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.