# Regan vs remain

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Regan
*name · frequency rank #21,913*
A surname from Irish from Irish Ó Riagáin, variant of Reagan.

### remain
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ · frequency rank #1,574*
That which is left; relic; remainder.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regan-vs-remain