r's vs rez, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“r's” and “rez” 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: #45,052
“rez” frequency rank: 85913
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	r's	rez
Definition	plural of r	Clipping of reservation or reserve (semiautonomous Indigenous territory).

Letter map: r's vs rez

Shared letters muted; letters that set r's and rez apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. r's runs 2 letters (CC) against rez's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch

r's

3 ch

rez

Corpus notes: r's and rez

r's and rez 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

r's is recorded at frequency rank #40,861, classified as anoun. rez is at rank #45,052, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɛz/.

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 85913, this pair ranks #9,666 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of r's vs rez

Shared letters: r. Private to "r's": s. Private to "rez": ez.

"r's" · 2 letters · shape CC · "rez" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "r's" and "rez" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Frequency check: "r's" vs "rez" - which ranks higher?

"r's" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,861 in our English list, against #45,052 for "rez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "r's" vs "rez" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "r's" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "rez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #9,666 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"r's" and "rez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rez vs Rua". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #9,666 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.