registervsremasterWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: register is a noun, remaster is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“register” is a noun and “remaster” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,553
“register” frequency rank
#41,844
“remaster” frequency rank
44397
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature register remaster
Definition A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc. To produce a new version of a recording by remixing the original master recordings.

Letter map: register vs remaster

Shared letters muted; letters that set register and remaster apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

8 ch
register
8 ch
remaster

Grammar separator: register vs remaster

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: register is anoun and remasteraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

register is recorded at frequency rank #2,553, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/. remaster is at rank #41,844, tagged as averb.

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 44397, this pair ranks #230,933 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of register vs remaster

Shared letters: erst. Private to "register": gi. Private to "remaster": am.

"register" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "remaster" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • registerergister · reggister · regisetr · regisster · registerr · registre · registter · regitser
  • remasterermaster · reamster · remasetr · remasster · remasterr · remastre · remastter · rematser

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "register" for "remaster" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "register" is a noun and "remaster" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "register" or "remaster"?
"register" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,553 in our English list, against #41,844 for "remaster". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "register" and "remaster".

  • Full dictionary entry for "register" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remaster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #230,933 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "register" and "remaster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raster vs remaster". 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 #230,933 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list