# Ari vs ate

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ari
*name · frequency rank #14,270*
A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, variant of Arieh (also transcribed as Aryeh, Arye).

### ate
*verb · IPA /eɪt/ · frequency rank #3,999*
simple past of eat

## Source
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