Which to use
“regained” and “repaired” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,256
- “regained” frequency rank
- #10,119
- “repaired” frequency rank
- 25375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regained | repaired |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of regain | simple past and past participle of repair |
Where the eye mixes regained and repaired
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses regained with repaired
A purely visual mix-up. regained (/ɹiːˈɡeɪnd/) and repaired (/ɹɪˈpɛɹd/) 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 25375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regained is recorded at frequency rank #15,256, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈɡeɪnd/. repaired is at rank #10,119, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɛɹd/.
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 25375, this pair ranks #394,771 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regained vs repaired
Shared letters: adeir. Private to "regained": gn. Private to "repaired": p.
"regained" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "repaired" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regained" and "repaired" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regained" or "repaired"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "regained" and "repaired" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regained" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repaired" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,771 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regained" and "repaired" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regained vs rejoined". 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 #394,771 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.