Which to use
“reception” and “redemption” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,885
- “reception” frequency rank
- #9,389
- “redemption” frequency rank
- 14274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reception | redemption |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of receiving. | The act of redeeming or something redeemed. |
Where the eye mixes reception and redemption
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reception and redemption
A purely visual mix-up. reception (/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/) and redemption (/ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reception is recorded at frequency rank #4,885, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/. redemption is at rank #9,389, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/.
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 14274, this pair ranks #471,013 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reception vs redemption
Shared letters: einoprt. Private to "reception": c. Private to "redemption": dm.
"reception" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "redemption" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reception ← erception · rceeption · recception · recepiton · recepption · recepsion · receptino · receptionn
- redemption ← erdemption · rdeemption · reddemption · redemmption · redempiton · redempption · redempsion · redemptino
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reception" for "redemption" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reception" vs "redemption" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reception" and "redemption" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reception" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redemption" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #471,013 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reception" and "redemption" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reception vs resection". 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 #471,013 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.