# requiem vs required

> 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.

### required
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/ · frequency rank #1,027*
simple past and past participle of require

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