# race vs rays

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### race
*noun · IPA [ɹeɪs] · frequency rank #12,154*
Rasse

### rays
*noun · IPA [ɹeɪz] · frequency rank #37,153*
Plural des Substantivs ray

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/race-vs-rays