# racks vs rays

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### racks
*noun · IPA /ɹæks/ · frequency rank #17,930*
plural of rack

### rays
*noun · IPA /ɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #6,827*
plural of ray

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