# rosary vs rotary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rosary
*noun · IPA /ˈɹoʊzəɹi/ · frequency rank #23,661*
Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).

### rotary
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹəʊ.tə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #12,853*
Capable of rotation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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