Which to use
“recta” and “rema” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,910
- “recta” frequency rank
- #45,570
- “rema” frequency rank
- 53480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recta | rema |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entidad geométrica de una sola dimensión compuesta de un conjunto infinito de puntos, y que representa el camino más corto entre un punto y otro. | 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 recta and rema
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recta and rema
A purely visual mix-up. recta ([ˈrekt̪a]) and rema ([ˈrema]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recta is recorded at frequency rank #7,910, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrekt̪a]. 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 53480, this pair ranks #87,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recta vs rema
Shared letters: aer. Private to "recta": ct. Private to "rema": m.
"recta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recta" for "rema" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recta" vs "rema" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recta" and "rema" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recta" 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 #87,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recta" 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 #87,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.