ratitovsremitoTell them apart

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.

6 ch
ratito
6 ch
remito

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

  • ratito ← artito · raitto · ratiot · ratitto · rattio · rattito · rratito · rtaito
  • remito ← ermito · reimto · remiot · remitto · remmito · remtio · rmeito · rremito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ratito" for "remito" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([raˈt̪it̪o] versus [reˈmit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ratito" vs "remito" - which ranks higher?
"ratito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,698 in our Spanish list, against #29,816 for "remito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list