remitvsRevisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: remit is a verb, Revis is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remit” is a verb and “Revis” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,901
“remit” frequency rank
#49,593
“Revis” frequency rank
75494
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remit Revis
Definition To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply. A surname.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remit and Revis apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
remit
5 ch
Revis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remit is averb and Revisaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75494, 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/. Revis is at rank #49,593, 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 75494, this pair ranks #32,926 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remit vs Revis

Shared letters: eir. Private to "remit": mt. Private to "Revis": sv.

"remit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remitermit · reimt · remitt · remmit · remti · rmeit · rremit
  • Reviservis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis

Frequency comparison

remit#25,901
Revis#49,593

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remit" and "Revis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remit" is a verb and "Revis" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remit" or "Revis"?
"remit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,901 in our English list, against #49,593 for "Revis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remit vs Revis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “remit”; for a name, it's “Revis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remit” 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