raidersvsraidesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: raiders is a noun, raides is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“raiders” is a noun and “raides” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,508
“raiders” frequency rank
#26,838
“raides” frequency rank
64346
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raiders raides
Definition Pluriel de raider. Pluriel de raide.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set raiders and raides apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
raiders
6 ch
raides

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raiders is \ʁɛ.dœʁ\ while raides is \ʁɛd\. 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 64346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raiders is recorded at frequency rank #37,508, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.dœʁ\. raides is at rank #26,838, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛd\.

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 64346, this pair ranks #77,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of raiders vs raides

Shared letters: adeirs. Private to "raiders": -. Private to "raides": -.

"raiders" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC  ·  "raides" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • raidersariders · radiers · raidders · raiderrs · raiderss · raidesr · raidres · raiedrs
  • raidesradies · raiddes · raidess · raidse · raieds · riades · rraides

Frequency comparison

raiders#37,508
raides#26,838

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "raiders" and "raides" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "raiders" is a noun and "raides" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "raiders" or "raides"?
"raides" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,838 in our French list, against #37,508 for "raiders". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering raiders vs raides

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “raiders”; for an adjective, it's “raides”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “raiders” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list