Which to use
“remake” is a verb and “remand” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,808
- “remake” frequency rank
- #32,561
- “remand” frequency rank
- 42369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remake | remand |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To make again. | The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial. |
Where the eye mixes remake and remand
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: remake vs remand
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remake is /ɹiːˈmeɪk/ while remand is /ɹɪˈmɑːnd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remake is recorded at frequency rank #9,808, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈmeɪk/. remand is at rank #32,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈmɑːnd/.
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 42369, this pair ranks #249,892 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remake vs remand
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "remake": k. Private to "remand": dn.
"remake" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "remake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remand" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,892 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remake" and "remand" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remand vs Riemann". 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 #249,892 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.