Which to use
“razed” is an adjective and “razor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,652
- “razed” frequency rank
- #10,919
- “razor” frequency rank
- 48571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | razed | razor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Slashed or striped in patterns. | A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body. |
Letter map: razed vs razor
Shared letters muted; letters that set razed and razor apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - razed and razor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: razed is anadjective and razoranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
razed is recorded at frequency rank #37,652, classified as anadj. razor is at rank #10,919, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹeɪzə/.
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 48571, this pair ranks #191,773 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of razed vs razor
Shared letters: arz. Private to "razed": de. Private to "razor": o.
"razed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "razor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "razed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "razor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,773 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "razed" and "razor" 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 #191,773 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.