reamsvsRemusWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reams is a noun, Remus is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reams” is a noun and “Remus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,447
“reams” frequency rank
#38,589
“Remus” frequency rank
87036
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reams Remus
Definition plural of ream The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reams and Remus apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
reams
5 ch
Remus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reams is anoun and Remusaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reams is recorded at frequency rank #48,447, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹiːmz/. Remus is at rank #38,589, tagged as aname.

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 87036, this pair ranks #8,155 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reams vs Remus

Shared letters: emrs. Private to "reams": a. Private to "Remus": u.

"reams" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Remus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reamserams · raems · reamms · reamss · reasm · remas · rreams
  • Remusermus · remmus · remsu · remuss · reums · rmeus · rremus

Frequency comparison

reams#48,447
Remus#38,589

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reams" and "Remus" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reams" is a noun and "Remus" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reams" or "Remus"?
"Remus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,589 in our English list, against #48,447 for "reams". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reams vs Remus

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “reams”; for a name, it's “Remus”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reams” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list