Which to use
“remiss” is an adjective and “Remus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,142
- “remiss” frequency rank
- #38,589
- “Remus” frequency rank
- 84731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remiss | Remus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. | The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus. |
Letter map: remiss vs Remus
Shared letters muted; letters that set remiss and Remus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. remiss runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Remus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for remiss / Remus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remiss is anadjective and Remusaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remiss is recorded at frequency rank #46,142, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɹəˈmɪs/. 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 84731, this pair ranks #11,547 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remiss vs Remus
Shared letters: emrs. Private to "remiss": i. Private to "Remus": u.
"remiss" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Remus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remiss" for "Remus" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "remiss" or "Remus" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "remiss" vs "Remus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "remiss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Remus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,547 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remiss" and "Remus" 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 #11,547 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.