Which to use
“remove” and “repose” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,013
- “remove” frequency rank
- #39,529
- “repose” frequency rank
- 41542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remove | repose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To delete. | To lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest. |
Where the eye mixes remove and repose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses remove with repose
A purely visual mix-up. remove (/ɹɪˈmuːv/) and repose (/ɹɪˈpəʊz/) 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 41542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remove is recorded at frequency rank #2,013, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈmuːv/. repose is at rank #39,529, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpəʊz/.
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 41542, this pair ranks #257,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remove vs repose
Shared letters: eor. Private to "remove": mv. Private to "repose": ps.
"remove" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "repose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remove" and "repose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "remove" or "repose" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "remove" and "repose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remove" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,395 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remove" and "repose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repose vs repute". 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 #257,395 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.