Which to use
“regaining” is a noun and “remaining” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,932
- “regaining” frequency rank
- #2,364
- “remaining” frequency rank
- 29296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regaining | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act by which something is regained. | present participle and gerund of remain |
Letter map: regaining vs remaining
Shared letters muted; letters that set regaining and remaining apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Role in the sentence - regaining and remaining
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: regaining is anoun and remainingaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “regaining” becomes m in “remaining”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regaining is recorded at frequency rank #26,932, classified as anoun. remaining is at rank #2,364, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/.
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 29296, this pair ranks #364,133 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regaining vs remaining
Shared letters: aeginr. Private to "regaining": -. Private to "remaining": m.
"regaining" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "remaining" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regaining" and "remaining" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "regaining" vs "remaining" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "regaining" vs "remaining" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "regaining" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remaining" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,133 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regaining" and "remaining" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regaining vs retraining". 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 #364,133 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.