Which to use
“reads” is a noun and “remade” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,705
- “reads” frequency rank
- #28,692
- “remade” frequency rank
- 33397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reads | remade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of read | simple past and past participle of remake |
Where the eye mixes reads and remade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reads runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against remade's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reads vs remade
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reads is /ɹiːdz/ while remade is /ɹiːˈmeɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reads is recorded at frequency rank #4,705, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹiːdz/. remade is at rank #28,692, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈmeɪd/.
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 33397, this pair ranks #329,790 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reads vs remade
Shared letters: ader. Private to "reads": s. Private to "remade": m.
"reads" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "remade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reads" and "remade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reads" vs "remade" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reads" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,790 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reads" and "remade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recede vs remade". 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 #329,790 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.