recaevsremakeConfusable pair

Quick tell: recae is a verb, remake is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recae” is a verb and “remake” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,440
“recae” frequency rank
#21,818
“remake” frequency rank
38258
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recae remake
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recaer. Una nueva versión o adaptación de una película previamente estrenada.

Where the eye mixes recae and remake

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
recae
6 ch
remake

Visual trap between recae and remake

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recae is [reˈkae] while remake is [riˈmejk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recae is recorded at frequency rank #16,440, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkae]. remake is at rank #21,818, tagged as anoun, pronounced [riˈmejk].

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 38258, this pair ranks #171,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recae vs remake

Shared letters: aer. Private to "recae": c. Private to "remake": km.

"recae" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "remake" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recaeercae · rceae · reace · reccae · recea · rrecae
  • remakeermake · reamke · remaek · remakke · remkae · remmake · rmeake · rremake

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recae" for "remake" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recae" is a verb and "remake" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "recae" vs "remake" - which ranks higher?
"recae" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,440 in our Spanish list, against #21,818 for "remake". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recae" and "remake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relaje vs remake". 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 #171,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list