Which to use
“Regan” is a name and “remand” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,913
- “Regan” frequency rank
- #32,561
- “remand” frequency rank
- 54474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Regan | remand |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish from Irish Ó Riagáin, variant of Reagan. | The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial. |
Letter map: Regan vs remand
Shared letters muted; letters that set Regan and remand apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Regan / remand
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Regan is aname and remandanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Regan is recorded at frequency rank #21,913, classified as aname. remand is at rank #32,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈmɑːnd/.
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 54474, this pair ranks #140,834 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Regan vs remand
Shared letters: aenr. Private to "Regan": g. Private to "remand": dm.
"Regan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "remand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Regan" and "remand" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "Regan" or "remand" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Regan" vs "remand" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Regan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remand" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,834 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Regan" and "remand" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remand vs Riemann". 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 #140,834 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.