# relaxed vs relayed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### relaxed
*adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈlækst/ · frequency rank #7,050*
Made slack or feeble; weak, soft.

### relayed
*verb · IPA /ˈɹiːleɪd/ · frequency rank #28,341*
simple past and past participle of relay

## Source
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