rite
/ˈɹaɪt/
noun
Familiar
1.n.an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
“the rite of baptism”
2.n.any customary observance or practice
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rite and wright are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. rite means “an established ceremony prescribed by a religion”. wright means “United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)”.
/ˈɹaɪt/
1.n.an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
“the rite of baptism”
2.n.any customary observance or practice
/ˈɹaɪt/
| rite | wright | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹaɪt/ | /ˈɹaɪt/ |
| Said | rahyt | rahyt |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 7 |
| How common | Familiar | Familiar |
| Synonyms | religious rite | Willard Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dine |
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2.n.United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)
3.n.United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)