Which to use
“raised” is a verb and “rated” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,534
- “raised” frequency rank
- #4,324
- “rated” frequency rank
- 5858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raised | rated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of raise | Scolded, rebuked. |
Where the eye mixes raised and rated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: raised vs rated
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raised is /ɹeɪzd/ while rated is /ˈɹeɪtɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raised is recorded at frequency rank #1,534, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹeɪzd/. rated is at rank #4,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɹeɪtɪd/.
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 5858, this pair ranks #513,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raised vs rated
Shared letters: ader. Private to "raised": is. Private to "rated": t.
"raised" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "rated" · 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 "raised" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #513,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raised" and "rated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rafter vs rated". 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 #513,737 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.