# relic vs relish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### relic
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛlɪk/ · frequency rank #17,935*
That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.

### relish
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/ · frequency rank #19,188*
Flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.

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