remarkvsRenardWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: remark is a noun, Renard is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remark” is a noun and “Renard” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,952
“remark” frequency rank
#43,338
“Renard” frequency rank
55290
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remark Renard
Definition An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation. Alternative form of Reynard.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remark and Renard apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
remark
6 ch
Renard

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remark is anoun and Renardaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55290, 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/. Renard is at rank #43,338, tagged as aname.

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 55290, this pair ranks #134,754 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remark vs Renard

Shared letters: aer. Private to "remark": km. Private to "Renard": dn.

"remark" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Renard" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarkermark · reamrk · remakr · remarkk · remarrk · remmark · remrak · rmeark
  • Renardernard · reanrd · renadr · renardd · renarrd · rennard · renrad · rneard

Frequency comparison

remark#11,952
Renard#43,338

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remark" and "Renard" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remark" is a noun and "Renard" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remark" or "Renard"?
"remark" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,952 in our English list, against #43,338 for "Renard". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remark vs Renard

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “remark”; for a name, it's “Renard”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remark” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list