Which to use
“redo” and “redone” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,787
- “redo” frequency rank
- #34,666
- “redone” frequency rank
- 57453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redo | redone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To do again. | past participle of redo |
Where the eye mixes redo and redone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. redo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against redone's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: redo vs redone
A purely visual mix-up. redo (/ɹiˈduː/) and redone (/ɹiːˈdʌn/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “redo” sits inside “redone”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redo is recorded at frequency rank #22,787, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹiˈduː/. 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 57453, this pair ranks #119,190 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of redo vs redone
Shared letters: deor. Private to "redo": -. Private to "redone": n.
"redo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "redone" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "redo" for "redone" ever safe?
Frequency check: "redo" vs "redone" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "redo" 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 #119,190 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redo" 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 #119,190 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.