Which to use
“relaxing” is an adjective and “retaking” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,340
- “relaxing” frequency rank
- #49,592
- “retaking” frequency rank
- 57932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relaxing | retaking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax. | The act of taking again. |
Letter map: relaxing vs retaking
Shared letters muted; letters that set relaxing and retaking apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - relaxing and retaking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: relaxing is anadjective and retakinganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relaxing is recorded at frequency rank #8,340, classified as anadj. retaking is at rank #49,592, 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 57932, this pair ranks #115,958 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relaxing vs retaking
Shared letters: aeginr. Private to "relaxing": lx. Private to "retaking": kt.
"relaxing" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "retaking" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "relaxing" and "retaking" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "relaxing" vs "retaking" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "relaxing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retaking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,958 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relaxing" and "retaking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retaking vs revoking". 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 #115,958 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.