Which to use
“raising” and “rating” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,448
- “raising” frequency rank
- #3,329
- “rating” frequency rank
- 6777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raising | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of raise | present participle and gerund of rate |
Where the eye mixes raising and rating
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. raising (/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/) and rating (/ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raising is recorded at frequency rank #3,448, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/. rating is at rank #3,329, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/.
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 6777, this pair ranks #510,018 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raising vs rating
Shared letters: aginr. Private to "raising": s. Private to "rating": t.
"raising" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "rating" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC