Which to use
“rafting” is a verb and “raking” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,903
- “rafting” frequency rank
- #30,932
- “raking” frequency rank
- 66835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rafting | raking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of raft | Swiftly moving. |
Letter map: rafting vs raking
Shared letters muted; letters that set rafting and raking apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. rafting runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against raking's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: rafting vs raking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rafting is averb and rakinganadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rafting is recorded at frequency rank #35,903, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɹɑːftɪŋ/. raking is at rank #30,932, 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 66835, this pair ranks #66,189 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rafting vs raking
Shared letters: aginr. Private to "rafting": ft. Private to "raking": k.
"rafting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "raking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rafting" for "raking" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "rafting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,189 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rafting" and "raking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rafting vs rifling". 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 #66,189 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.