remedy

/ˈɹɛmədi/

//ˈɹɛmədi// noun

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"remedy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“remedy” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,392
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something that corrects or counteracts.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remedy · remedy · English

remedy · rank #9,392 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,392
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH replay

Nearest frequency peer: replay (+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 “remedy”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “remedy” 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).

remedy vs reed
67% similar
remedy vs ready
67% similar
remedy vs Reddy
50% similar

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

Key facts for remedy
PropertyValue
Headwordremedy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹɛmədi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,392
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “remedy”

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).remedylands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “replay” (#9,393), “revision” (#9,394), “redemption” (#9,389). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “remedy” is #9,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around remedy (IPA /ˈɹɛmədi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,392 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for remedy, with forms such as "ermedy", "reemdy", and "remdey". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "reed", "ready", "Reddy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid. The correct English form is remedy, spelled R-E-M-E-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Something that corrects or counteracts.
  2. 2
    The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
  3. 3
    A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
  4. 4
    The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beautie alone is a ſoveraigne remedy againſt feare,griefe,and all melancholy fits; a charm,as Peter de la Seine and many other writers affirme,a banquet it ſelfe;he gives inſtance in diſcontented Menelaus that was ſo often freed by Helenas faire face: and ʰTully, 3 Tusc. cites Epicurus as a chiefe patron of this Tenent.
  2. 1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter X, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling He said to himself that no doubt they would save her; the doctors would discover some remedy surely. He remembered all the miraculous cures he had been told about. Then she appeared to him dead. She was there; before his eyes, lying on her back in the middle of t…

Etymology

From Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid.

Synonyms

remeid

This word in other languages

remedio(Español)remède(Français)Gegenmittel(Deutsch)remédio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermedy
  • reemdy
  • remdey
  • remeddy
  • remedyy
  • remeyd
  • remmedy
  • rmeedy
  • rremedy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remedy - 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.

ermedy2reemdy2remdey2remeddy1remedyy1remeyd2remmedy1rmeedy2
Edit distance from "remedy"

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 "remedy"?
"remedy" is spelled R-E-M-E-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛmədi/.
What does "remedy" mean?
As a noun, "remedy" means: Something that corrects or counteracts.
What words are commonly confused with "remedy"?
"remedy" is commonly confused with "reed", "ready", "Reddy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remedy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remedy" is /ˈɹɛmədi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "remedy"?
From Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid. 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 "remedy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

replay#9,393rooted#9,395poured#9,381tagged#9,404

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

premise9 variantspardon9 variantsnickel9 variantsMessing9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list