Which to use
“rate” is a noun and “razed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #752
- “rate” frequency rank
- #37,652
- “razed” frequency rank
- 38404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rate | razed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The worth of something; value. | Slashed or striped in patterns. |
Letter map: rate vs razed
Shared letters muted; letters that set rate and razed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - rate and razed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rate is anoun and razedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rate is recorded at frequency rank #752, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪt/. razed is at rank #37,652, tagged as anadj.
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 38404, this pair ranks #286,199 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rate vs razed
Shared letters: aer. Private to "rate": t. Private to "razed": dz.
"rate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "razed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "rate" vs "razed" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "razed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,199 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rate" and "razed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramped vs razed". 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 #286,199 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.