# rains vs rates

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### rates
*noun · IPA /ɹeɪts/ · frequency rank #1,406*
plural of rate

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