# reopen vs ripen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reopen
*verb · IPA /ɹiːˈəʊpən/ · frequency rank #16,786*
To open (something) again.

### 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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