# rez vs ria

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rez
*noun · IPA /ɹɛz/ · frequency rank #45,052*
Clipping of reservation or reserve (semiautonomous Indigenous territory).

### ria
*noun · IPA /ˈɹiːə/ · frequency rank #27,995*
A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.

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