# rays vs res

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### res
*pronoun · IPA […] · frequency rank #14,909*
nichts (wörtlich: nicht etwas)

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