Which to use
“ratito” and “remito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,698
- “ratito” frequency rank
- #29,816
- “remito” frequency rank
- 45514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ratito | remito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diminutivo de rato. | Albarán, nota de entrega que firma la persona que recibe una mercancía. |
Where the eye mixes ratito and remito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ratito and remito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ratito with remito
A purely visual mix-up. ratito ([raˈt̪it̪o]) and remito ([reˈmit̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ratito is recorded at frequency rank #15,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈt̪it̪o]. remito is at rank #29,816, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈmit̪o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45514, this pair ranks #131,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ratito vs remito
Shared letters: iort. Private to "ratito": a. Private to "remito": em.
"ratito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ratito" for "remito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ratito" vs "remito" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ratito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ratito" and "remito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réditos vs remito". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #131,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.