Which to use
“redone” is a verb and “remote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,666
- “redone” frequency rank
- #3,581
- “remote” frequency rank
- 38247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redone | remote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | past participle of redo | At a distance; disconnected. |
Where the eye mixes redone and remote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between redone and remote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redone is /ɹiːˈdʌn/ while remote is [ɹɪˈməʊt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redone is recorded at frequency rank #34,666, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈdʌn/. remote is at rank #3,581, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɹɪˈməʊt].
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 38247, this pair ranks #287,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redone vs remote
Shared letters: eor. Private to "redone": dn. Private to "remote": mt.
"redone" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redone" and "remote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "redone" or "remote" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "redone" and "remote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redone" and "remote" 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 #287,620 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.