Which to use
“razed” is an adjective and “reared” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,652
- “razed” frequency rank
- #26,572
- “reared” frequency rank
- 64224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | razed | reared |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Slashed or striped in patterns. | simple past and past participle of rear |
Letter map: razed vs reared
Shared letters muted; letters that set razed and reared apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for razed / reared
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: razed is anadjective and rearedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
razed is recorded at frequency rank #37,652, classified as anadj. reared is at rank #26,572, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪɹd/.
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 64224, this pair ranks #78,843 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of razed vs reared
Shared letters: ader. Private to "razed": z. Private to "reared": -.
"razed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reared" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "razed" and "reared" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "razed" vs "reared" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "razed" and "reared".
- Full dictionary entry for "razed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reared" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,843 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "razed" and "reared" 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 #78,843 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.