# rely

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ · frequency rank #4,405

## Definitions
1. To trust; to have confidence in; to depend.

## Etymology
From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo.

## Easily confused with
- **RL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rl)
- **rep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rep)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-roy)
- **rev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rev)
- **rex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rex)
- **res** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-res)
- **Rey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rey)
- **ren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-ren)
- **REM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rem)
- **ret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-ret)
- **rly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rly)
- **reo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-reo)
- **RSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rsl)
- **rez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rez)
- **rest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rest)
- **rule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rule)
- **roll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-roll)
- **rent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rent)
- **ruby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-ruby)
- **Rory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rory)

## Common misspellings (6)
`erly`, `relly`, `relyy`, `reyl`, `rley`, `rrely`

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