Which to use
“raster” and “rusher” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,719
- “raster” frequency rank
- #36,325
- “rusher” frequency rank
- 83044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raster | rusher |
|---|---|---|
| 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 person who rushes. |
Where the eye mixes raster and rusher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. raster and rusher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses raster with rusher
A purely visual mix-up. raster (/ˈɹæstɚ/) and rusher (/ˈɹʌʃə(ɹ)/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83044, 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/. rusher is at rank #36,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹʌʃə(ɹ)/.
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 83044, this pair ranks #14,565 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raster vs rusher
Shared letters: ers. Private to "raster": at. Private to "rusher": hu.
"raster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rusher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raster" and "rusher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "raster" vs "rusher" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "rusher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,565 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raster" and "rusher" 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 #14,565 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.