# resilience vs resiliency

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### resilience
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/ · frequency rank #13,410*
The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

### resiliency
*noun · frequency rank #43,879*
Synonym of resilience.

## Source
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