Which to use
“regards” and “remarks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,161
- “regards” frequency rank
- #5,540
- “remarks” frequency rank
- 10701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regards | remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of regard | plural of remark |
Where the eye mixes regards and remarks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between regards and remarks
A purely visual mix-up. regards (/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/) and remarks (/ɹɪˈmɑɹks/) 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 10701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regards is recorded at frequency rank #5,161, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/. remarks is at rank #5,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈmɑɹks/.
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 10701, this pair ranks #490,958 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regards vs remarks
Shared letters: aers. Private to "regards": dg. Private to "remarks": km.
"regards" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "remarks" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regards" and "remarks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "regards" vs "remarks" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regards" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remarks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #490,958 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regards" and "remarks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remarks vs remarry". 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 #490,958 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.