remains

/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/

//ɹɪˈmeɪnz// noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"remains" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“remains” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,672
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remains · remains · English

remains · rank #1,672 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,672
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH provides

Nearest frequency peer: provides (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “remains”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “remains” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

remains vs remind
71% similar
remains vs retain
71% similar
remains vs Romans
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for remains
PropertyValue
Headwordremains
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,672
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “remains”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).remainslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “provides” (#1,671), “senate” (#1,673), “prison” (#1,670). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “remains” is #1,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around remains (IPA /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,672 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for remains, with forms such as "ermains", "reamins", and "remainns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "remind", "retain", "Romans", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is remains, spelled R-E-M-A-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
  2. 2
    Historical or archaeological relics.
  3. 3
    The extant writings of a deceased person.
  4. 4
    All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how remains appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery.
  2. The victim's remains were one small piece of bone.

This word in other languages

restos(Español)dépouille(Français)Gebeine(Deutsch)ruína(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermains
  • reamins
  • remainns
  • remainss
  • remaisn
  • remanis
  • remians
  • remmains
  • rmeains
  • rremains

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remains - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ermains2reamins2remainns1remainss1remaisn2remanis2remians2remmains1
Edit distance from "remains"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "remains"?
"remains" is spelled R-E-M-A-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/.
What does "remains" mean?
As a noun, "remains" means: The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
What words are commonly confused with "remains"?
"remains" is commonly confused with "remind", "retain", "Romans". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remains"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remains" is /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "remains" come from?
"remains" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "remains", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

smaller#1,674nations#1,667arrived#1,682healthy#1,662

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

edition10 variantsChrist10 variantsimprove10 variantsremoved10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list