# ride vs rises

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ride
*verb · IPA /ɹaɪd/ · frequency rank #1,498*
To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.

### rises
*verb · IPA /ˈɹaɪzɪz/ · frequency rank #6,410*
third-person singular simple present indicative of rise

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