# are vs arise

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### are
*verb · IPA /ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19*
second-person singular simple present of be

### arise
*verb · IPA /əˈɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #7,882*
To come up from a lower to a higher position.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/are-vs-arise