Which to use
“r's” and “rest” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,861
- “r's” frequency rank
- #594
- “rest” frequency rank
- 41455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | r's | rest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of r | Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep. |
Letter map: r's vs rest
Shared letters muted; letters that set r's and rest apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. r's runs 2 letters (CC) against rest's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - r's / rest
r's and rest are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
r's is recorded at frequency rank #40,861, classified as anoun. rest is at rank #594, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɛst/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41455, this pair ranks #258,247 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of r's vs rest
Shared letters: rs. Private to "r's": -. Private to "rest": et.
"r's" · 2 letters · shape CC · "rest" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rest ← erst · resst · restt · rets · rrest · rset
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "r's" for "rest" ever safe?
Frequency check: "r's" vs "rest" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "r's" and "rest". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "r's" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,247 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "r's" and "rest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "r's vs Rua". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #258,247 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.