Which to use
“remained” and “reminded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,403
- “remained” frequency rank
- #5,448
- “reminded” frequency rank
- 7851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remained | reminded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of remain | simple past and past participle of remind |
Where the eye mixes remained and reminded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses remained with reminded
A purely visual mix-up. remained (/ɹɪˈmeɪnd/) and reminded (/ɹəˈmaɪndɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remained is recorded at frequency rank #2,403, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈmeɪnd/. reminded is at rank #5,448, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹəˈmaɪndɪd/.
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 7851, this pair ranks #505,295 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remained vs reminded
Shared letters: deimnr. Private to "remained": a. Private to "reminded": -.
"remained" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "reminded" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "remained" and "reminded" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remained" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reminded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #505,295 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remained" and "reminded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remained vs romaine". 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 #505,295 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.