Remus

/[ˈʁeːmʊs]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,206

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Remus is aGermanname. It means: Zwillingsbruder von Romulus Pronounced [ˈʁeːmʊs]. Often confused with res and Rus.

Key facts for Remus
PropertyValue
HeadwordRemus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈʁeːmʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,206
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Remus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Remus is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁeːmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,206 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zwillingsbruder von Romulus".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Remus, with forms such as "ermus", "remmus", and "remsu". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "res", "Rus", "Reue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Remus, spelled R-E-M-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zwillingsbruder von Romulus

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ermus,remmus,remsu,remuss,reums,rmeus,rremus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Remus

Misspelling Variants of "Remus"

ermus5remmus6remsu5remuss6reums5rmeus5rremus6
Misspelling Variants of "Remus"

Frequency rank: #49,206 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Remus"?
"Remus" is spelled R-E-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːmʊs].
What does "Remus" mean?
As a name, "Remus" means: Zwillingsbruder von Romulus
What words are commonly confused with "Remus"?
"Remus" is commonly confused with "res", "Rus", "Reue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Remus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Remus" is [ˈʁeːmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Remus" come from?
"Remus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.