# rare vs rice

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rare
*adjective · IPA /ɹɛ/ · frequency rank #1,772*
Very uncommon; scarce.

### rice
*noun · IPA /ɹaɪs/ · frequency rank #2,758*
Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

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