# rests vs rhesus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### rhesus
*noun · IPA /ˈɹiːsəs/ · frequency rank #49,015*
A macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.

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