# praise vs prays

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### praise
*noun · IPA /pɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #4,259*
Commendation; favourable representation in words.

### prays
*verb · IPA /pɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #25,538*
third-person singular simple present indicative of pray

## Source
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