relatingvsremakingWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#5,076
“relating” frequency rank
#38,129
“remaking” frequency rank
43205
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relating remaking
Definition present participle and gerund of relate Re-creation; reconstruction.

Letter map: relating vs remaking

Shared letters muted; letters that set relating and remaking apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

8 ch
relating
8 ch
remaking

Grammar separator: relating vs remaking

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: relating is averb and remakinganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relating is recorded at frequency rank #5,076, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈleɪtɪŋ/. remaking is at rank #38,129, tagged as anoun.

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 43205, this pair ranks #242,240 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of relating vs remaking

Shared letters: aeginr. Private to "relating": lt. Private to "remaking": km.

"relating" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC  ·  "remaking" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • relatingerlating · realting · relaitng · relatign · relatingg · relatinng · relatnig · relatting
  • remakingermaking · reamking · remaikng · remakign · remakingg · remakinng · remakking · remaknig

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "relating" and "remaking" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "relating" is a verb and "remaking" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "relating" vs "remaking" - which ranks higher?
"relating" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,076 in our English list, against #38,129 for "remaking". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "relating" vs "remaking" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "relating" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remaking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #242,240 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "relating" and "remaking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remaking vs retaking". 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 #242,240 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