Which to use
“remake” and “remove” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,808
- “remake” frequency rank
- #2,013
- “remove” frequency rank
- 11821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remake | remove |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To make again. | To delete. |
Where the eye mixes remake and remove
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: remake vs remove
A purely visual mix-up. remake (/ɹiːˈmeɪk/) and remove (/ɹɪˈmuːv/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11821, 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/. remove is at rank #2,013, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈmuːv/.
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 11821, this pair ranks #484,949 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remake vs remove
Shared letters: emr. Private to "remake": ak. Private to "remove": ov.
"remake" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remove" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remake" and "remove" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "remake" or "remove" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remake" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remove" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #484,949 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remake" and "remove" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reade vs remake". 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 #484,949 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.