# read vs reír

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### read
*verb · IPA /ɹiːd/ · frequency rank #20,793*
Leer.

### reír
*verb · IPA [reˈiɾ] · frequency rank #5,778*
Reírse (emitir sonidos de alegría con la boca).

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