# ran vs RL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ran
*verb · IPA /ɹæn/ · frequency rank #1,437*
simple past of run

### RL
*noun · frequency rank #17,942*
Initialism of rugby league.

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