# relevancy vs relevant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### relevancy
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛlɪvənsi/ · frequency rank #40,873*
Sufficiency (of a statement, claim etc.) to carry weight in law; legal pertinence.

### relevant
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹɛləvənt/ · frequency rank #2,461*
Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

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