# rhea vs Riga

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rhea
*noun · IPA /ˈɹiːə/ · frequency rank #28,698*
A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.

### Riga
*name · IPA /ˈɹiːɡə/ · frequency rank #29,816*
The capital city of Latvia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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