Which to use
“races” and “rocks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,779
- “races” frequency rank
- #3,783
- “rocks” frequency rank
- 7562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | races | rocks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of race | plural of rock |
Where the eye mixes races and rocks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. races (/ˈɹeɪsɪz/) and rocks (/ɹɒks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7562, 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/. rocks is at rank #3,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɒks/.
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 7562, this pair ranks #506,584 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of races vs rocks
Shared letters: crs. Private to "races": ae. Private to "rocks": ko.
"races" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rocks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC