# ren vs risen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### risen
*verb · IPA /ˈɹɪ.zən/ · frequency rank #8,851*
past participle of rise

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