Which to use
“refund” and “remind” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,839
- “refund” frequency rank
- #3,840
- “remind” frequency rank
- 11679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refund | remind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse. | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
Where the eye mixes refund and remind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refund vs remind
A purely visual mix-up. refund (/ɹɪˈfʌnd/) and remind (/ɹəˈmaɪnd/) 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 11679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refund is recorded at frequency rank #7,839, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈfʌnd/. remind is at rank #3,840, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹəˈmaɪnd/.
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 11679, this pair ranks #485,720 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of refund vs remind
Shared letters: denr. Private to "refund": fu. Private to "remind": im.
"refund" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "remind" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refund" for "remind" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refund" vs "remind" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #485,720 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refund" and "remind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remind vs remiss". 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 #485,720 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.