# ran vs rez

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ran
*verb · IPA /ɹæn/ · frequency rank #1,437*
simple past of run

### rez
*noun · IPA /ɹɛz/ · frequency rank #45,052*
Clipping of reservation or reserve (semiautonomous Indigenous territory).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rez