remit

/ɹɪˈmɪt/

//ɹɪˈmɪt// verb

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"remit" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“remit” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,901
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remit · remit · English

remit · rank #25,901 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,901
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Remington

Nearest frequency peer: Remington (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “remit”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “remit” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

remit vs ret
60% similar
remit vs rit
60% similar
remit vs rest
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for remit
PropertyValue
Headwordremit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈmɪt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,901
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “remit”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).remitlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Remington” (#25,900), “reinstate” (#25,899), “respondent” (#25,903). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “remit” is #25,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around remit (IPA /ɹɪˈmɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,901 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for remit, with forms such as "ermit", "reimt", and "remitt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ret", "rit", "rest", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter. The correct English form is remit, spelled R-E-M-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
  2. 2
    To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).
  3. 3
    To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.
  4. 4
    To give up; omit; cease doing.
  5. 5
    To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
  6. 6
    To show a lessening or abatement (of a specified quality).
  7. 7
    To diminish, abate.
  8. 8
    To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
  9. 9
    To send back.
  10. 10
    To give or deliver up; surrender; resign.
  11. 11
    To restore or replace.
  12. 12
    To postpone.
  13. 13
    To refer (someone to something), direct someone's attention to something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how remit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Such a Step as this would raise a Succession of able Seamen, and in a few Years would come to remit a thousand, or perhaps two or three thousand sturdy Youths every Year into the general Class of English Seamen;
  2. Doctor Strong refers to me in public as a promising young scholar. Mr. Dick is wild with joy, and my aunt remits me a guinea by the next post.

Etymology

From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.

This word in other languages

remitir(Español)remettre(Français)remeter(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermit
  • reimt
  • remitt
  • remmit
  • remti
  • rmeit
  • rremit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ermit2reimt2remitt1remmit1remti2rmeit2rremit1
Edit distance from "remit"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "remit"?
"remit" is spelled R-E-M-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈmɪt/.
What does "remit" mean?
As a verb, "remit" means: To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
What words are commonly confused with "remit"?
"remit" is commonly confused with "ret", "rit", "rest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remit" is /ɹɪˈmɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "remit"?
From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "remit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list