# Raleigh vs rayleigh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Raleigh
*name · IPA /ɹɑːliː/ · frequency rank #13,222*
A medieval manor in Devon, England.

### rayleigh
*noun · frequency rank #46,133*
A unit of brightness (of the sky at night) equal to 10¹⁰/4π quanta per square meter per second per steradian

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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