Which to use
“races” is a noun and “Rajesh” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,779
- “races” frequency rank
- #39,514
- “Rajesh” frequency rank
- 43293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | races | Rajesh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of race | A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. |
Letter map: races vs Rajesh
Shared letters muted; letters that set races and Rajesh apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. races runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Rajesh's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - races and Rajesh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: races is anoun and Rajeshaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43293, 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/. Rajesh is at rank #39,514, tagged as aname.
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 43293, this pair ranks #241,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of races vs Rajesh
Shared letters: aers. Private to "races": c. Private to "Rajesh": hj.
"races" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Rajesh" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "races" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rajesh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "races" and "Rajesh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rajah vs Rajesh". 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 #241,395 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.