Which to use
“remit” and “resist” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,901
- “remit” frequency rank
- #5,163
- “resist” frequency rank
- 31064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remit | resist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply. | To attempt to counter the actions or effects of. |
Where the eye mixes remit and resist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remit runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against resist's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: remit vs resist
A purely visual mix-up. remit (/ɹɪˈmɪt/) and resist (/ɹɪˈzɪst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remit is recorded at frequency rank #25,901, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈmɪt/. resist is at rank #5,163, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈzɪst/.
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 31064, this pair ranks #349,313 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remit vs resist
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "remit": m. Private to "resist": s.
"remit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "resist" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remit" and "resist" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remit" vs "resist" - which ranks higher?
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 "remit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,313 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remit" and "resist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remit 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 #349,313 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.