# residence vs reticence

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### residence
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/ · frequency rank #3,904*
The place where one lives (resides); one's home.

### reticence
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛtɪs(ə)ns/ · frequency rank #47,304*
Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.

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