Which to use
“rays” is a noun and “Reyes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,827
- “rays” frequency rank
- #17,939
- “Reyes” frequency rank
- 24766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rays | Reyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ray | A surname from Spanish. |
Letter map: rays vs Reyes
Shared letters muted; letters that set rays and Reyes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: rays vs Reyes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rays is anoun and Reyesaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rays is recorded at frequency rank #6,827, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪz/. Reyes is at rank #17,939, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24766, this pair ranks #399,471 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rays vs Reyes
Shared letters: rsy. Private to "rays": a. Private to "Reyes": e.
"rays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Reyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "rays" vs "Reyes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rays" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,471 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rays" and "Reyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Revis vs Reyes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #399,471 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.