# res vs rests

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### res
*noun · IPA /ɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #9,811*
plural of re

### rests
*noun · IPA /ɹɛsts/ · frequency rank #12,313*
plural of rest

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