# rae vs ru

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### rae
*noun · IPA \ˈrɑ.e\ · frequency rank #29,933*
Grêle, grêlon.

### ru
*noun · IPA \ʁy\ · frequency rank #16,467*
Petit ruisseau.

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