rastervsremasterTell them apart

Quick tell: raster is a noun, remaster is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“raster” is a noun and “remaster” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,719
“raster” frequency rank
#41,844
“remaster” frequency rank
88563
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raster remaster
Definition A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen. To produce a new version of a recording by remixing the original master recordings.

Letter map: raster vs remaster

Shared letters muted; letters that set raster and remaster apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

6 ch
raster
8 ch
remaster

Role in the sentence - raster and remaster

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raster is anoun and remasteraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raster is recorded at frequency rank #46,719, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹæstɚ/. remaster is at rank #41,844, tagged as averb.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 88563, this pair ranks #6,184 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of raster vs remaster

Shared letters: aerst. Private to "raster": -. Private to "remaster": m.

"raster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "remaster" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rasterarster · rasetr · rasster · rasterr · rastre · rastter · ratser · rraster
  • remasterermaster · reamster · remasetr · remasster · remasterr · remastre · remastter · rematser

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "raster" and "remaster" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "raster" is a noun and "remaster" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "raster" vs "remaster" - which ranks higher?
"remaster" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,844 in our English list, against #46,719 for "raster". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "raster" and "remaster".

  • Full dictionary entry for "raster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remaster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,184 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "raster" and "remaster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rafter vs raster". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #6,184 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list