# requiem vs require

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### requiem
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/ · frequency rank #26,940*
A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.

### require
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ · frequency rank #1,736*
To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.

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