Which to use
“raft” and “refit” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,892
- “raft” frequency rank
- #43,334
- “refit” frequency rank
- 59226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raft | refit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. | The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored. |
Where the eye mixes raft and refit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raft and refit
A purely visual mix-up. raft (/ɹɑːft/) and refit (/ˈɹiːfɪt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raft is recorded at frequency rank #15,892, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɑːft/. refit is at rank #43,334, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹiːfɪt/.
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 59226, this pair ranks #107,539 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raft vs refit
Shared letters: frt. Private to "raft": a. Private to "refit": ei.
"raft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "refit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "raft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,539 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raft" and "refit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refit vs Revis". 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 #107,539 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.