Which to use
“rake” and “ras” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,699
- “rake” frequency rank
- #22,193
- “ras” frequency rank
- 39892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rake | ras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor. | An Ethiopian king or prince. |
Letter map: rake vs ras
Shared letters muted; letters that set rake and ras apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - rake / ras
rake and ras are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rake is recorded at frequency rank #17,699, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪk/. ras is at rank #22,193, 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 39892, this pair ranks #272,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rake vs ras
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rake": ek. Private to "ras": s.
"rake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ras" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rake ← arke · raek · rakke · rkae · rrake
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "rake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rake" and "ras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ras vs Rua". 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 #272,533 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.