# rift vs root

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### rift
*noun · IPA [/ɹɪft/] · frequency rank #46,793*
Ruptura, distanciamiento, desaveniencia.

### root
*noun · IPA /ɹuːt/ · frequency rank #29,828*
Raíz₁.

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