recevsremaConfusable pair

Quick tell: rece is a verb, rema is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rece” is a verb and “rema” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,335
“rece” frequency rank
#45,570
“rema” frequency rank
83905
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rece rema
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de rezar. En la gramática discursiva, parte de la oración que desarrolla el asunto al que el discurso ya hacía referencia, llamado por contraposición tema. En la mayoría de los casos coincide con la información nueva aportada por la oración o cláusula, y corresponde secuencialmente a la parte que sucede al tema.

Where the eye mixes rece and rema

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rece and rema follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
rece
4 ch
rema

Look-alike desk: rece vs rema

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rece is [ˈrese] while rema is [ˈrema]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rece is recorded at frequency rank #38,335, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrese]. rema is at rank #45,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrema].

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 83905, this pair ranks #7,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rece vs rema

Shared letters: er. Private to "rece": c. Private to "rema": am.

"rece" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "rema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rece ← erce · recce · reec · rese · rrece
  • rema ← erma · ream · remma · rmea · rrema

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rece" and "rema" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rece" is a verb and "rema" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "rece" vs "rema" - which ranks higher?
"rece" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,335 in our Spanish list, against #45,570 for "rema". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "rece" and "rema" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rema" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rece" and "rema" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rema vs riba". 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 #7,609 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