recemosvsremosTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#42,108
“recemos” frequency rank
#30,644
“remos” frequency rank
72752
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recemos remos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de rezar. Forma del plural de remo.

Where the eye mixes recemos and remos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recemos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against remos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
recemos
5 ch
remos

Visual trap between recemos and remos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recemos is [reˈsemos] while remos is [ˈremos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recemos is recorded at frequency rank #42,108, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsemos]. remos is at rank #30,644, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈremos].

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 72752, this pair ranks #24,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recemos vs remos

Shared letters: emors. Private to "recemos": c. Private to "remos": -.

"recemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "remos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recemosercemos · reccemos · recemmos · recemoss · recemso · receoms · recmeos · reecmos
  • remosermos · remmos · remoss · remso · reoms · rmeos · rremos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recemos" and "remos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recemos" is a verb and "remos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "recemos" vs "remos" - which ranks higher?
"remos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,644 in our Spanish list, against #42,108 for "recemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recemos" and "remos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recemos vs recreos". 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 #24,732 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