# remittance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈmɪtəns/ · frequency rank #46,143

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

## Etymology
From remit + -ance.

## Easily confused with
- **resistance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remittance-vs-resistance)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ermittance`, `reimttance`, `remitance`, `remitatnce`, `remittacne`, `remittancce`, `remittanec`, `remittannce`, `remittence`, `remittnace`, `remmittance`, `remtitance`, `rmeittance`, `rremittance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/remittance