# rats vs ray

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rats
*noun · IPA /ɹæts/ · frequency rank #6,612*
plural of rat

### ray
*noun · IPA /ɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #2,087*
A beam of light or radiation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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