# residency vs residents

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### residency
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛzɪdənsi/ · frequency rank #11,278*
The condition of being a resident of a particular place.

### residents
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɛzədɪnts/ · frequency rank #2,311*
plural of resident

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