# read vs REX

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### read
*verb · IPA [ɹiːd] · frequency rank #9,794*
lesen

### REX
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #11,739*
Abkürzung für Deutscher Rentenkursindex

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