Which to use
“rate” and “raven” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,321
- “rate” frequency rank
- #17,124
- “raven” frequency rank
- 47445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rate | raven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | taxa | corvo |
Where the eye mixes rate and raven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rate vs raven
A purely visual mix-up. rate (/ɹeɪt/, SAMPA: /r\eIt/) and raven (/ˈɹeɪvən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rate is recorded at frequency rank #30,321, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪt/, SAMPA: /r\eIt/. raven is at rank #17,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹeɪvən/.
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 47445, this pair ranks #17,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rate vs raven
Shared letters: aer. Private to "rate": t. Private to "raven": nv.
"rate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "raven" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rate" and "raven" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rate" vs "raven" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rate" and "raven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rate". 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 #17,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.