Which to use
“rec” and “rez” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,666
- “rec” frequency rank
- #45,052
- “rez” frequency rank
- 57718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rec | rez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of recreation. | Clipping of reservation or reserve (semiautonomous Indigenous territory). |
Where the eye mixes rec and rez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. rec (/ɹɛk/) and rez (/ɹɛz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - c in “rec” becomes z in “rez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rec is recorded at frequency rank #12,666, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɛk/. 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 57718, this pair ranks #117,508 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rec vs rez
Shared letters: er. Private to "rec": c. Private to "rez": z.
"rec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rez" · 3 letters · shape CVC