# rides vs rites

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rides
*verb · IPA /ɹaɪdz/ · frequency rank #6,515*
third-person singular simple present indicative of ride

### rites
*noun · IPA /ɹaɪts/ · frequency rank #16,330*
plural of rite

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