Which to use
“race” and “rae” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,135
- “race” frequency rank
- #19,254
- “rae” frequency rank
- 31389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | race | rae |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | raça | granizo, gotas de chuva que chegam ao solo congeladas |
Letter map: race vs rae
Shared letters muted; letters that set race and rae apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - race / rae
race and rae are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
race is recorded at frequency rank #12,135, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪs/. rae is at rank #19,254, tagged as anoun.
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 31389, this pair ranks #36,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of race vs rae
Shared letters: aer. Private to "race": c. Private to "rae": -.
"race" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rae" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- race ← racce · raec · rcae · rrace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "race" and "rae" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "race" vs "rae" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "race" vs "rae" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "race" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "race" and "rae" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rae". 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 #36,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.