# raked vs reared

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### raked
*adjective · IPA /ɹeɪkt/ · frequency rank #34,660*
sloping

### reared
*verb · IPA /ɹɪɹd/ · frequency rank #26,572*
simple past and past participle of rear

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raked-vs-reared