Which to use
“ras” is a noun and “raw” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,193
- “ras” frequency rank
- #2,853
- “raw” frequency rank
- 25046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ras | raw |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An Ethiopian king or prince. | (of food) Not cooked. |
Letter map: ras vs raw
Shared letters muted; letters that set ras and raw apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ras / raw
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ras is anoun and rawanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “ras” becomes w in “raw”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ras is recorded at frequency rank #22,193, classified as anoun. raw is at rank #2,853, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɹɔː/.
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 25046, this pair ranks #397,359 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ras vs raw
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ras": s. Private to "raw": w.
"ras" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "raw" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ras" for "raw" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ras" and "raw".
- Full dictionary entry for "ras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raw" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,359 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ras" and "raw" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ras vs Rua". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #397,359 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.