# ray vs rid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### rid
*verb · IPA /ɹɪd/ · frequency rank #3,022*
Followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ray-vs-rid