# rays vs rly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rays
*noun · IPA /ɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #6,827*
plural of ray

### rly
*adverb · frequency rank #41,356*
Abbreviation of really.

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