Which to use
“restart” is a noun and “restarted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,595
- “restart” frequency rank
- #25,551
- “restarted” frequency rank
- 37146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | restart | restarted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of starting something again. | Euphemistic form of retarded. |
Letter map: restart vs restarted
Shared letters muted; letters that set restart and restarted apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. restart runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against restarted's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: restart vs restarted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: restart is anoun and restartedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “restart” sits inside “restarted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
restart is recorded at frequency rank #11,595, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/. restarted is at rank #25,551, tagged as anadj.
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 37146, this pair ranks #297,008 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of restart vs restarted
Shared letters: aerst. Private to "restart": -. Private to "restarted": d.
"restart" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "restarted" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "restart" and "restarted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "restart" vs "restarted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "restart" and "restarted".
- Full dictionary entry for "restart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restarted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,008 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "restart" and "restarted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "restarted vs retorted". 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 #297,008 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.