# relieving vs reliving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### relieving
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,914*
present participle and gerund of relieve

### reliving
*noun · frequency rank #35,484*
The process by which something is relived.

## Source
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