Which to use
“redraw” and “redrawn” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,139
- “redraw” frequency rank
- #46,140
- “redrawn” frequency rank
- 92279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redraw | redrawn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To draw again. | past participle of redraw |
Letter map: redraw vs redrawn
Shared letters muted; letters that set redraw and redrawn apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - redraw / redrawn
redraw and redrawn are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “redraw” sits inside “redrawn”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redraw is recorded at frequency rank #46,139, classified as averb. redrawn is at rank #46,140, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˌɹiːˈdɹɔːn/.
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 92279, this pair ranks #2,693 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of redraw vs redrawn
Shared letters: aderw. Private to "redraw": -. Private to "redrawn": n.
"redraw" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "redrawn" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "redraw" vs "redrawn" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "redraw" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redrawn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,693 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redraw" and "redrawn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redman vs redrawn". 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 #2,693 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.