Which to use
“race” is a noun and “raw” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,098
- “race” frequency rank
- #24,006
- “raw” frequency rank
- 26104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | race | raw |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lignée ; ensemble des ascendants et des descendants d’une même famille. | Cru. |
Where the eye mixes race and raw
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: race is \ʁas\ while raw is \ɹɔː\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
race is recorded at frequency rank #2,098, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁas\. raw is at rank #24,006, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɹɔː\.
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 26104, this pair ranks #337,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of race vs raw
Shared letters: ar. Private to "race": ce. Private to "raw": w.
"race" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "raw" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- race ← arce · racce · raec · rcae · rrace