# rain vs Rhine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rain
*noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪ̯n/ · frequency rank #2,012*
Condensed water falling from a cloud.

### Rhine
*name · IPA /ɹaɪn/ · frequency rank #20,210*
A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

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