# rath vs ratio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rath
*noun · IPA /ɹɑːθ/ · frequency rank #40,411*
A walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age.

### ratio
*noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/ · frequency rank #3,837*
A number representing a comparison between two named things.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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