Which to use
“range” and “ranges” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #793
- “range” frequency rank
- #6,611
- “ranges” frequency rank
- 7404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | range | ranges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc. | plural of range |
Where the eye mixes range and ranges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: range vs ranges
A purely visual mix-up. range (/ɹeɪnd͡ʒ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “range” sits inside “ranges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
range is recorded at frequency rank #793, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪnd͡ʒ/. 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 7404, this pair ranks #507,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of range vs ranges
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "range": -. Private to "ranges": s.
"range" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ranges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "range" for "ranges" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "range" or "ranges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "range" 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 #507,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "range" and "ranges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rance vs ranges". 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 #507,252 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.