Which to use
“raise” and “raised” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,836
- “raise” frequency rank
- #1,534
- “raised” frequency rank
- 3370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raise | raised |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. | simple past and past participle of raise |
Where the eye mixes raise and raised
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: raise vs raised
A purely visual mix-up. raise (/ɹeɪz/) and raised (/ɹeɪzd/) 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 extra letter(s) - “raise” sits inside “raised”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raise is recorded at frequency rank #1,836, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹeɪz/. raised is at rank #1,534, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹeɪzd/.
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 3370, this pair ranks #522,317 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raise vs raised
Shared letters: aeirs. Private to "raise": -. Private to "raised": d.
"raise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "raised" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raise" and "raised" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "raise" or "raised" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raised" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #522,317 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raise" and "raised" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raised vs roused". 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 #522,317 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.