# Remus

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,589

## Definitions
1. The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus.
2. A male given name from Latin, rare in English.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Remus.

## Easily confused with
- **res** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-res)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-rus)
- **reps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-reps)
- **Reus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-reus)
- **rests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-rests)
- **reuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-reuse)
- **Reyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-reyes)
- **Rufus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-rufus)
- **revue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-revue)
- **rerun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-rerun)
- **Revis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-revis)
- **rhesus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-rhesus)
- **REM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rem-vs-remus)
- **Reds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-remus)
- **rams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rams-vs-remus)
- **refs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-remus)
- **regs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regs-vs-remus)
- **Remi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remi-vs-remus)
- **reis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reis-vs-remus)
- **reads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reads-vs-remus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ermus`, `remmus`, `remsu`, `remuss`, `reums`, `rmeus`, `rremus`

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