# Praia vs prat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Praia
*name · IPA /ˈpɹaɪə/ · frequency rank #45,011*
The capital city of Cape Verde.

### prat
*noun · IPA /pɹat/ · frequency rank #47,836*
A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke.

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