remvsremixTell them apart

Which to use

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

#31,755
“rem” frequency rank
#14,160
“remix” frequency rank
45915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rem remix
Definition Riemen Verfahren, bei dem eine bereits veröffentlichte Tonaufnahme erneut gemischt wird; Remix

Where the eye mixes rem and remix

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

3 ch
rem
5 ch
remix

Visual trap between rem and remix

A purely visual mix-up. rem ([ˈrɛ̝mː]) and remix ([ʁəmiks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rem” sits inside “remix”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rem is recorded at frequency rank #31,755, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrɛ̝mː]. remix is at rank #14,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁəmiks].

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 45915, this pair ranks #1,336,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rem vs remix

Shared letters: emr. Private to "rem": -. Private to "remix": ix.

"rem" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "remix" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remixermix · reimx · remixx · remmix · remxi · rmeix · rremix

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rem" and "remix" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrɛ̝mː] versus [ʁəmiks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rem" or "remix"?
"remix" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,160 in our German list, against #31,755 for "rem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "rem" and "remix" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,336,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rem" and "remix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rem vs RUB". 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 #1,336,830 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