Which to use
“remaining” is a verb and “remaking” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,364
- “remaining” frequency rank
- #38,129
- “remaking” frequency rank
- 40493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remaining | remaking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of remain | Re-creation; reconstruction. |
Letter map: remaining vs remaking
Shared letters muted; letters that set remaining and remaking apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - remaining and remaking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remaining is averb and remakinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remaining is recorded at frequency rank #2,364, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/. 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 40493, this pair ranks #267,060 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remaining vs remaking
Shared letters: aegimnr. Private to "remaining": -. Private to "remaking": k.
"remaining" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "remaking" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remaining" and "remaking" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "remaining" or "remaking" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "remaining" and "remaking".
- Full dictionary entry for "remaining" 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 #267,060 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remaining" 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 #267,060 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.