# rifles vs rises

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rifles
*noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪfl̩z/ · frequency rank #9,089*
plural of rifle

### 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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