# racy vs rays

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

## Source
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