Which to use
“raking” is an adjective and “risking” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,932
- “raking” frequency rank
- #14,008
- “risking” frequency rank
- 44940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raking | risking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Swiftly moving. | The act by which something is risked. |
Letter map: raking vs risking
Shared letters muted; letters that set raking and risking apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for raking / risking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raking is anadjective and riskinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raking is recorded at frequency rank #30,932, classified as anadj. risking is at rank #14,008, 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 44940, this pair ranks #225,932 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raking vs risking
Shared letters: giknr. Private to "raking": a. Private to "risking": s.
"raking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "risking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raking" and "risking" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raking" or "risking"?
Useful next steps
Pair "raking" vs "risking" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "raking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,932 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raking" and "risking" 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 #225,932 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.