Which to use
“remaining” is a verb and “reminding” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,364
- “remaining” frequency rank
- #10,752
- “reminding” frequency rank
- 13116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remaining | reminding |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of remain | The act by which somebody is reminded of something. |
Letter map: remaining vs reminding
Shared letters muted; letters that set remaining and reminding apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Part-of-speech tell for remaining / reminding
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remaining is averb and remindinganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13116, 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/. reminding is at rank #10,752, 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 13116, this pair ranks #477,676 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remaining vs reminding
Shared letters: egimnr. Private to "remaining": a. Private to "reminding": d.
"remaining" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "reminding" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remaining" for "reminding" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remaining" vs "reminding" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "remaining" vs "reminding" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "remaining" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reminding" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,676 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remaining" and "reminding" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remaining vs retraining". 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 #477,676 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.