Which to use
“races” is a noun and “razed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,779
- “races” frequency rank
- #37,652
- “razed” frequency rank
- 41431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | races | razed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of race | Slashed or striped in patterns. |
Letter map: races vs razed
Shared letters muted; letters that set races and razed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. races and razed follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - races and razed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: races is anoun and razedanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41431, 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/. razed is at rank #37,652, tagged as anadj.
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 41431, this pair ranks #258,461 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of races vs razed
Shared letters: aer. Private to "races": cs. Private to "razed": dz.
"races" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "razed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "races" and "razed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "races" vs "razed" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "races" and "razed".
- Full dictionary entry for "races" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "razed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,461 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "races" and "razed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramped vs razed". 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 #258,461 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.