Which to use
“recon” is a noun and “redone” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,327
- “recon” frequency rank
- #34,666
- “redone” frequency rank
- 55993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recon | redone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | reconnaissance. | past participle of redo |
Where the eye mixes recon and redone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recon runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against redone's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recon vs redone
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recon is /ɹɪˈkɒn/ while redone is /ɹiːˈdʌn/. 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 55993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recon is recorded at frequency rank #21,327, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈkɒn/. redone is at rank #34,666, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈdʌn/.
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 55993, this pair ranks #129,458 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recon vs redone
Shared letters: enor. Private to "recon": c. Private to "redone": d.
"recon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "redone" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recon" and "redone" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "recon" or "redone" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recon" and "redone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,458 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recon" and "redone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redone vs Rhone". 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 #129,458 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.