ramosvsRemisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“ramos” and “Remis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,471
“ramos” frequency rank
#14,908
“Remis” frequency rank
39379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ramos Remis
Definition Plural des Substantivs ramo Unentschieden bei Sportwettkämpfen wie zum Beispiel beim Schach

Where the eye mixes ramos and Remis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
ramos
5 ch
Remis

Why the eye confuses ramos with Remis

A purely visual mix-up. ramos ([ˈʁɐ.muʃ]) and Remis ([ʁəˈmiː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ramos is recorded at frequency rank #24,471, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɐ.muʃ]. Remis is at rank #14,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁəˈmiː].

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 39379, this pair ranks #1,538,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ramos vs Remis

Shared letters: mrs. Private to "ramos": ao. Private to "Remis": ei.

"ramos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Remis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ramosarmos · rammos · ramoss · ramso · raoms · rmaos · rramos
  • Remisermis · remiss · remmis · remsi · rmeis · rremis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ramos" for "Remis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁɐ.muʃ] versus [ʁəˈmiː]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ramos" or "Remis"?
"Remis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,908 in our German list, against #24,471 for "ramos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Remis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,538,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ramos" and "Remis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramos vs Remus". 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 #1,538,433 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list