# raid vs ray

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### raid
*noun · IPA [ɹeɪd] · frequency rank #24,888*
Angriff

### ray
*noun · IPA [ɹeɪ] · frequency rank #4,925*
Strahl, der von einer Energiequelle ausgeht

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