# rating vs ration

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rating
*verb · IPA /ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,329*
present participle and gerund of rate

### ration
*noun · IPA /ˈɹæʃən/ · frequency rank #23,374*
A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person or group.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rating-vs-ration