# rite vs rune

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### rune
*noun · IPA /ɹuːn/ · frequency rank #28,704*
A letter, or character, used in the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.

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