# raff vs ruff

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### raff
*noun · IPA /ɹæf/ · frequency rank #39,982*
A disorderly heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.

### ruff
*noun · IPA /ɹʌf/ · frequency rank #27,272*
A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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