Which to use
“racy” is an adjective and “ras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,304
- “racy” frequency rank
- #22,193
- “ras” frequency rank
- 58497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racy | ras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mildly risqué. | An Ethiopian king or prince. |
Letter map: racy vs ras
Shared letters muted; letters that set racy and ras apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for racy / ras
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: racy is anadjective and rasanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racy is recorded at frequency rank #36,304, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɹeɪsi/. ras is at rank #22,193, tagged as anoun.
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 58497, this pair ranks #112,160 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racy vs ras
Shared letters: ar. Private to "racy": cy. Private to "ras": s.
"racy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ras" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- racy ← arcy · raccy · racyy · rayc · rracy
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "racy" and "ras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "racy" vs "ras" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "racy" and "ras". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "racy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,160 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racy" and "ras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racy vs Rapp". 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 #112,160 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.