raisevsreisConfusable pair

Quick tell: raise is a verb, reis is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“raise” is a verb and “reis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,836
“raise” frequency rank
#42,368
“reis” frequency rank
44204
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raise reis
Definition To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain.

Letter map: raise vs reis

Shared letters muted; letters that set raise and reis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
raise
4 ch
reis

Grammar separator: raise vs reis

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raise is averb and reisanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44204, 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/. reis is at rank #42,368, tagged as anoun.

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 44204, this pair ranks #232,752 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of raise vs reis

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "raise": a. Private to "reis": -.

"raise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • raiseraies · raisse · rasie · riase · rraise
  • reiseris · reiss · resi · rreis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "raise" and "reis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "raise" is a verb and "reis" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "raise" or "reis"?
"raise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,836 in our English list, against #42,368 for "reis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pair "raise" vs "reis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "raise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #232,752 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "raise" and "reis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reis 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 #232,752 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list