# rails vs rays

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### rails
*noun · IPA \ʁaj\ · frequency rank #9,229*
Pluriel de rail.

### rays
*noun · IPA \ʁɛ\ · frequency rank #38,501*
Pluriel de ray.

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