Which to use
“recede” and “remade” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,339
- “recede” frequency rank
- #28,692
- “remade” frequency rank
- 70031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recede | remade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. | simple past and past participle of remake |
Where the eye mixes recede and remade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recede and remade follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recede and remade
A purely visual mix-up. recede (/ɹɪˈsiːd/) and remade (/ɹiːˈmeɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recede is recorded at frequency rank #41,339, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈsiːd/. 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 70031, this pair ranks #52,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recede vs remade
Shared letters: der. Private to "recede": c. Private to "remade": am.
"recede" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recede" and "remade" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "recede" or "remade" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recede" 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 #52,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recede" and "remade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recede vs reedy". 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 #52,202 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.