# rath vs reach

> 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.

### reach
*verb · IPA /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #1,233*
To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).

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