Which to use
“razed” is an adjective and “rowed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,652
- “razed” frequency rank
- #38,141
- “rowed” frequency rank
- 75793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | razed | rowed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Slashed or striped in patterns. | simple past and past participle of row |
Letter map: razed vs rowed
Shared letters muted; letters that set razed and rowed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for razed / rowed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: razed is anadjective and rowedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
razed is recorded at frequency rank #37,652, classified as anadj. rowed is at rank #38,141, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹəʊd/.
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 75793, this pair ranks #32,001 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of razed vs rowed
Shared letters: der. Private to "razed": az. Private to "rowed": ow.
"razed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rowed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "razed" and "rowed" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "razed" or "rowed" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "razed" and "rowed".
- Full dictionary entry for "razed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rowed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,001 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "razed" and "rowed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rood vs rowed". 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 #32,001 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.