# remain vs remains

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### remain
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ · frequency rank #1,574*
That which is left; relic; remainder.

### remains
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ · frequency rank #1,672*
The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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