# RI vs run

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### RI
*name · frequency rank #11,453*
Initialism of Rhode Island: a state of the United States.

### run
*verb · IPA /ɹʌn/ · frequency rank #309*
To move swiftly.

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