# relations vs relatives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### relations
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈleɪʃənz/ · frequency rank #2,174*
plural of relation

### relatives
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪvz/ · frequency rank #5,162*
plural of relative

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