Which to use
“redone” and “repose” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,666
- “redone” frequency rank
- #39,529
- “repose” frequency rank
- 74195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redone | repose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | past participle of redo | To lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest. |
Where the eye mixes redone and repose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. redone and repose follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between redone and repose
A purely visual mix-up. redone (/ɹiːˈdʌn/) and repose (/ɹɪˈpəʊz/) 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 74195, 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/. repose is at rank #39,529, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpəʊz/.
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 74195, this pair ranks #37,097 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of redone vs repose
Shared letters: eor. Private to "redone": dn. Private to "repose": ps.
"redone" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "repose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "redone" and "repose" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "redone" or "repose"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "redone" and "repose" 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 "repose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,097 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redone" and "repose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repose vs repute". 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 #37,097 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.