# ra vs rd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ra
*intj · frequency rank #8,335*
Alternative spelling of rah (“exclamation of encouragement”).

### rd
*noun · frequency rank #6,005*
Abbreviation of road.

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