# Rio vs ritz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rio
*name · IPA /ˈɹioʊ/ · frequency rank #3,977*
Clipping of Rio de Janeiro.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rio-vs-ritz