# rata vs RTD

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rata
*noun · frequency rank #44,435*
Any of various New Zealand plants of the genus Metrosideros.

### RTD
*noun · frequency rank #39,068*
Initialism of real-time detection.

## Source
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