# rains vs raping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rains
*noun · IPA /ɹeɪnz/ · frequency rank #9,085*
plural of rain

### raping
*noun · frequency rank #14,198*
Rape (sexual violation).

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