Which to use
“raffle” is a noun and “Raffles” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,782
- “raffle” frequency rank
- #35,477
- “Raffles” frequency rank
- 58259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raffle | Raffles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize. | A surname. |
Where the eye mixes raffle and Raffles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses raffle with Raffles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raffle is /ˈɹæfl̩/ while Raffles is /ˈɹæfəlz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “raffle” sits inside “Raffles”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raffle is recorded at frequency rank #22,782, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹæfl̩/. Raffles is at rank #35,477, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈɹæfəlz/.
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 58259, this pair ranks #113,746 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raffle vs Raffles
Shared letters: aeflr. Private to "raffle": -. Private to "Raffles": s.
"raffle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Raffles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raffle" for "Raffles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raffle" vs "Raffles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raffle" and "Raffles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raffle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Raffles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,746 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raffle" and "Raffles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Raffles vs ruffle". 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 #113,746 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.