Which to use
“remit” and “ret” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,901
- “remit” frequency rank
- #23,085
- “ret” frequency rank
- 48986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remit | ret |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply. | To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem. |
Where the eye mixes remit and ret
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between remit and ret
A purely visual mix-up. remit (/ɹɪˈmɪt/) and ret (/ɹɛt/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48986, 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/. ret is at rank #23,085, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɛt/.
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 48986, this pair ranks #187,932 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remit vs ret
Shared letters: ert. Private to "remit": im. Private to "ret": -.
"remit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ret" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remit ← ermit · reimt · remitt · remmit · remti · rmeit · rremit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remit" and "ret" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "remit" vs "ret" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "ret" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,932 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remit" and "ret" 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 #187,932 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.