Which to use
“Rems” is a name and “reyes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,782
- “Rems” frequency rank
- #41,424
- “reyes” frequency rank
- 75206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rems | reyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rechter Zufluss des Neckar | Plural des Substantivs rey |
Where the eye mixes Rems and reyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rems runs 4 letters (CVCC) against reyes's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Rems and reyes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rems is [ʁɛms] while reyes is [ˈrejes]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rems is recorded at frequency rank #33,782, classified as aname, pronounced [ʁɛms]. reyes is at rank #41,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrejes].
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 75206, this pair ranks #313,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rems vs reyes
Shared letters: ers. Private to "Rems": m. Private to "reyes": y.
"Rems" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "reyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Rems" and "reyes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Rems" or "reyes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rems" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rems" and "reyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Remus vs reyes". 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 #313,771 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.