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“rakes” and “ranges” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,329
- “rakes” frequency rank
- #6,611
- “ranges” frequency rank
- 47940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rakes | ranges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of rake | plural of range |
Where the eye mixes rakes and ranges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rakes vs ranges
A purely visual mix-up. rakes (/ɹeɪks/) and ranges (/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɪz/) 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 47940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rakes is recorded at frequency rank #41,329, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪks/. ranges is at rank #6,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɪz/.
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 47940, this pair ranks #197,770 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rakes vs ranges
Shared letters: aers. Private to "rakes": k. Private to "ranges": gn.
"rakes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ranges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rakes" and "ranges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rakes" or "ranges"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rakes" and "ranges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rakes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ranges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,770 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rakes" and "ranges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rakes vs ravel". 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 #197,770 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.