Which to use
“remade” and “remake” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,692
- “remade” frequency rank
- #9,808
- “remake” frequency rank
- 38500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remade | remake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of remake | To make again. |
Where the eye mixes remade and remake
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between remade and remake
A purely visual mix-up. remade (/ɹiːˈmeɪd/) and remake (/ɹiːˈmeɪk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “remade” becomes k in “remake”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remade is recorded at frequency rank #28,692, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈmeɪd/. remake is at rank #9,808, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈmeɪk/.
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 38500, this pair ranks #285,389 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remade vs remake
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "remade": d. Private to "remake": k.
"remade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remake" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remade" and "remake" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "remade" or "remake"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "remade" and "remake" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,389 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remade" and "remake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recede vs remade". 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 #285,389 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.