# prays vs Priya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Priya
*name · frequency rank #32,133*
A female given name from India. A common Hindu female name which means beloved. It is usually used in conjunction with another name, mostly those of gods to imply "beloved of ________".

## Source
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