# reel vs rhea

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reel
*noun · IPA /ɹiːl/ · frequency rank #11,590*
A shaky or unsteady gait.

### rhea
*noun · IPA /ˈɹiːə/ · frequency rank #28,698*
A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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