# remaining vs remaking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### remaining
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,364*
present participle and gerund of remain

### remaking
*noun · frequency rank #38,129*
Re-creation; reconstruction.

## Source
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