Which to use
“rained” is a verb and “razed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,430
- “rained” frequency rank
- #37,652
- “razed” frequency rank
- 57082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rained | razed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of rain | Slashed or striped in patterns. |
Letter map: rained vs razed
Shared letters muted; letters that set rained and razed apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: rained vs razed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rained is averb and razedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rained is recorded at frequency rank #19,430, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹeɪnd/. razed is at rank #37,652, 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 57082, this pair ranks #121,741 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rained vs razed
Shared letters: ader. Private to "rained": in. Private to "razed": z.
"rained" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "razed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rained" and "razed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rained" vs "razed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rained" and "razed".
- Full dictionary entry for "rained" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "razed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,741 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rained" and "razed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramped vs razed". 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 #121,741 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.