# racy vs rance

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### racy
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹeɪsi/ · frequency rank #36,304*
Mildly risqué.

### rance
*noun · IPA /ɹæns/ · frequency rank #45,613*
A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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