# renew vs review

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### renew
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈnjuː/ · frequency rank #10,753*
To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.

### review
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈvjuː/ · frequency rank #794*
A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renew-vs-review