# rats vs roots

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### rats
*noun · IPA \ʁa\ · frequency rank #8,022*
Pluriel de rat.

### roots
*adjective · IPA \ʁuts\ · frequency rank #38,020*
Proche de ses racines, originel.

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