# Riga vs ritz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ritz
*noun · IPA /ɹɪts/ · frequency rank #21,347*
A display of ostentatious elegance.

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