# rack vs Rae

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rack
*noun · IPA /ɹæk/ · frequency rank #8,336*
A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.

### Rae
*name · IPA /ɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #15,486*
A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname. A variant of Roe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rack-vs-rae