# reject vs resent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reject
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ · frequency rank #6,829*
To refuse to accept; to forswear.

### resent
*verb · IPA /ɹiˈzɛnt/ · frequency rank #17,701*
To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reject-vs-resent