# ray vs red

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### red
*noun · IPA /ɹɛd/ · frequency rank #480*
The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.

## Source
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