Which to use
“raster” and “rooster” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,719
- “raster” frequency rank
- #19,441
- “rooster” frequency rank
- 66160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raster | rooster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen. | A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird. |
Where the eye mixes raster and rooster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raster and rooster
A purely visual mix-up. raster (/ˈɹæstɚ/) and rooster (/ˈɹuːstə/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raster is recorded at frequency rank #46,719, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹæstɚ/. rooster is at rank #19,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹuːstə/.
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 66160, this pair ranks #69,312 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raster vs rooster
Shared letters: erst. Private to "raster": a. Private to "rooster": o.
"raster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rooster" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raster" and "rooster" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "raster" vs "rooster" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rooster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,312 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raster" and "rooster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rafter vs raster". 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 #69,312 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.