# Raub vs rays

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Raub
*noun · IPA [ʁaʊ̯p] · frequency rank #10,348*
das gewaltsame Wegnehmen; das Rauben

### 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/raub-vs-rays