Which to use
“raking” is an adjective and “reaping” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,932
- “raking” frequency rank
- #30,560
- “reaping” frequency rank
- 61492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raking | reaping |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Swiftly moving. | present participle and gerund of reap |
Letter map: raking vs reaping
Shared letters muted; letters that set raking and reaping apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. raking runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against reaping's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - raking and reaping
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raking is anadjective and reapingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raking is recorded at frequency rank #30,932, classified as anadj. reaping is at rank #30,560, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɹiːpɪŋ/.
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 61492, this pair ranks #93,939 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raking vs reaping
Shared letters: aginr. Private to "raking": k. Private to "reaping": ep.
"raking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "reaping" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raking" and "reaping" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raking" vs "reaping" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "raking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reaping" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,939 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raking" and "reaping" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raking vs retaking". 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 #93,939 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.