# prayer vs prefer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prayer
*noun · IPA /pɹɛə/ · frequency rank #3,520*
A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.

### prefer
*verb · IPA [pɹɪˈfɝ] · frequency rank #2,640*
To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.

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