rémora
Spanish, noun/ˈremoɾa/
rémora is spelled R-É-M-O-R-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 78,932nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rémora is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “remora” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Familia Echeneidae) Cualquiera de ocho especies de peces perciformes, cuya aleta dorsal está modificada para…”.
What does rémora mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineremora
- 2
feminineburden, difficulty, hindrance
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Familia Echeneidae) Cualquiera de ocho especies de peces perciformes, cuya aleta dorsal está modificada para funcionar como una ventosa, con la que se adhieren al vientre u otra parte de peces de mayor tamaño. Mantienen con estos una relación de comensalismo, alimentándose de los restos de sus presas. 2. Por extensión, obstáculo o carga que dificulta el avance en algún sentido
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rémora
- rémoras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rémora?
- /ˈremoɾa/
- [ˈre.mo.ɾa]
- [ˈremoɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rémora
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rémora in Spanish?
rémora appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).