Which to use
“remark” is a noun and “remarry” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,952
- “remark” frequency rank
- #43,878
- “remarry” frequency rank
- 55830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remark | remarry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation. | To marry a second or subsequent time (the same spouse or a different one) after the end of a marriage. |
Where the eye mixes remark and remarry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: remark vs remarry
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remark is /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/ while remarry is /ɹiːˈmæɹi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remark is recorded at frequency rank #11,952, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/. remarry is at rank #43,878, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈmæɹi/.
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 55830, this pair ranks #130,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remark vs remarry
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "remark": k. Private to "remarry": y.
"remark" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "remarry" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remark" for "remarry" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remark" vs "remarry" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remarry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remark" and "remarry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebar vs remark". 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 #130,655 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.