# Rafael vs Raphael

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rafael
*name · frequency rank #11,769*
A male given name, variant of Raphael.

### Raphael
*name · IPA /ˈɹæf.eɪˌɛl/ · frequency rank #17,453*
An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

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