# rad vs ran

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rad
*adjective · IPA /ɹæd/ · frequency rank #15,039*
Clipping of radical (“excellent”).

### ran
*verb · IPA /ɹæn/ · frequency rank #1,437*
simple past of run

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