# ration vs region

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### region
*noun · IPA /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/ · frequency rank #1,095*
Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

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