remaster

Name: remaster, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“remaster” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,844. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,844
frequency rank, English: 3,094
“R” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To produce a new version of a recording by remixing the original master recordings.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remaster · remaster · English

remaster · rank #41,844 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #41,844
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 3,094
PHOTO-FINISH regalia

Nearest frequency peer: regalia (-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.

Redfern

58,159
regalia

58,158
remaster

58,157
reposting

58,155
reproducible

58,154
retrial

58,153

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

remaster vs remastered

80% similar

remaster vs raster

75% similar

remaster vs register

75% similar

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

Key facts for remaster
Property	Value
Headword	remaster
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#41,844
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “remaster”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).remasterlands here:

#41,844

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “regalia” (#41,843), “Redfern” (#41,842), “reposting” (#41,846). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “remaster” is #41,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around remaster, averb. Corpus frequency is #41,844 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for remaster, with forms such as "ermaster", "reamster", and "remasetr". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "remastered", "raster", "register", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + master. The correct English form is remaster, spelled R-E-M-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

1
To produce a new version of a recording by remixing the original master recordings.
2
To create a new master copy by enhancing sound or picture quality of an older recording.
3
To produce a new version of a video game with updated graphics, often re-recorded music, and added features and content.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

But the remastering shows how nostalgia is driving publishers’ decision making.

Etymology

From re- + master.

This word in other languages

remastériser(Français)überarbeiten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ermaster
reamster
remasetr
remasster
remasterr
remastre
remastter
rematser
remmaster
remsater
rmeaster
rremaster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remaster - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "remaster"

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 "remaster"?

"remaster" is spelled R-E-M-A-S-T-E-R.

What does "remaster" mean?

As a verb, "remaster" means: To produce a new version of a recording by remixing the original master recordings.

What words are commonly confused with "remaster"?

"remaster" is commonly confused with "remastered", "raster", "register". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "remaster"?

From re- + master. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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