# ren vs ripen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ren
*noun · IPA /ɹɛn/ · frequency rank #15,896*
A kidney.

### ripen
*verb · IPA /ˈɹaɪpən/ · frequency rank #45,055*
to grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.)

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