# Rita vs rite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rita
*name · frequency rank #10,436*
A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish.

### rite
*noun · IPA /ɹaɪt/ · frequency rank #12,491*
A religious custom.

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