# rely vs rez

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rely
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ · frequency rank #4,405*
To trust; to have confidence in; to depend.

### rez
*noun · IPA /ɹɛz/ · frequency rank #45,052*
Clipping of reservation or reserve (semiautonomous Indigenous territory).

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