Which to use
“Remi” is a noun and “remiss” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,416
- “Remi” frequency rank
- #46,142
- “remiss” frequency rank
- 86558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Remi | remiss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A Belgic tribe dwelling in the Aisne, Vesle and Suippe river valleys during the Iron Age and the Roman period. | At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. |
Letter map: Remi vs remiss
Shared letters muted; letters that set Remi and remiss apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Remi runs 4 letters (CVCV) against remiss's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Remi vs remiss
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Remi is anoun and remissanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Remi” sits inside “remiss”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Remi is recorded at frequency rank #40,416, classified as anoun. remiss is at rank #46,142, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɹəˈmɪs/.
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 86558, this pair ranks #8,810 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Remi vs remiss
Shared letters: eimr. Private to "Remi": -. Private to "remiss": s.
"Remi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "remiss" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Remi" and "remiss" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Remi" or "remiss" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Remi" and "remiss".
- Full dictionary entry for "Remi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remiss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,810 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Remi" and "remiss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remiss vs Revis". 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 #8,810 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.