Which to use
“ras” and “reams” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,193
- “ras” frequency rank
- #48,447
- “reams” frequency rank
- 70640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ras | reams |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An Ethiopian king or prince. | plural of ream |
Letter map: ras vs reams
Shared letters muted; letters that set ras and reams apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ras runs 3 letters (CVC) against reams's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on ras vs reams
ras and reams are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ras is recorded at frequency rank #22,193, classified as anoun. reams is at rank #48,447, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹiːmz/.
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 70640, this pair ranks #49,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ras vs reams
Shared letters: ars. Private to "ras": -. Private to "reams": em.
"ras" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "reams" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reams ← erams · raems · reamms · reamss · reasm · remas · rreams
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ras" and "reams" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ras" vs "reams" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ras" and "reams".
- Full dictionary entry for "ras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reams" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ras" and "reams" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reams vs Revis". 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 #49,737 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.