# raise vs ruse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### raise
*verb · IPA /ɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #1,836*
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

### ruse
*noun · IPA /ɹuːz/ · frequency rank #23,664*
A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raise-vs-ruse