# Raza vs razor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Raza
*name · IPA /ˈɹɑː.zə/ · frequency rank #31,724*
A male given name from Dari [in turn from Classical Persian, in turn from Arabic] or from Urdu [in turn from Classical Persian, in turn from Arabic], variant of Riza.

### razor
*noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪzə/ · frequency rank #10,919*
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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