remittance

/ɹɪˈmɪtəns/

//ɹɪˈmɪtəns// noun

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"remittance" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“remittance” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,143
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of sending money to someone.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remittance · remittance · English

remittance · rank #46,143 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,143
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH remiss

Nearest frequency peer: remiss (-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 “remittance”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “remittance” 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).

remittance vs resistance
80% similar

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

Key facts for remittance
PropertyValue
Headwordremittance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈmɪtəns/
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,143
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “remittance”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).remittancelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “remiss” (#46,142), “Renfrewshire” (#46,144), “refutation” (#46,141). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “remittance” is #46,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around remittance (IPA /ɹɪˈmɪtəns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,143 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for remittance, with forms such as "ermittance", "reimttance", and "remitance". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "resistance", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From remit + -ance. The correct English form is remittance, spelled R-E-M-I-T-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of sending money to someone.
  2. 2
    Money which is sent to someone, typically to someone in another country.
  3. 3
    Money sent by a foreign worker back to their home country.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. remittance advice
  2. It had been built on remittances, Lamin told me, sent back by a local young man who had been doing well, driving a cab in Amsterdam, until his luck changed and the money abruptly stopped.

Etymology

From remit + -ance.

This word in other languages

remesa(Español)virement(Français)Überweisung(Deutsch)remessa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermittance
  • reimttance
  • remitance
  • remitatnce
  • remittacne
  • remittancce
  • remittanec
  • remittannce
  • remittence
  • remittnace
  • remmittance
  • remtitance
  • rmeittance
  • rremittance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ermittance2reimttance2remitance1remitatnce2remittacne2remittancce1remittanec2remittannce1
Edit distance from "remittance"

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 "remittance"?
"remittance" is spelled R-E-M-I-T-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈmɪtəns/.
What does "remittance" mean?
As a noun, "remittance" means: The act of sending money to someone.
What words are commonly confused with "remittance"?
"remittance" is commonly confused with "resistance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remittance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remittance" is /ɹɪˈmɪtəns/. 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 "remittance"?
From remit + -ance. 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 "remittance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

refutation#46,141recompense#46,135rheumatism#46,151scribbling#46,165

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

rainstorm14 variantsplausibly14 variantsshuddering14 variantspestering14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list