# ras vs ray

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ras
*noun · frequency rank #22,193*
An Ethiopian king or prince.

### ray
*noun · IPA /ɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #2,087*
A beam of light or radiation.

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