Which to use
“regatas” is a noun and “remotas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,225
- “regatas” frequency rank
- #20,803
- “remotas” frequency rank
- 64028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regatas | remotas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de regata. | Forma del femenino plural de remoto. |
Where the eye mixes regatas and remotas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regatas and remotas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regatas vs remotas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regatas is [reˈɣ̞at̪as] while remotas is [reˈmot̪as]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regatas is recorded at frequency rank #43,225, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈɣ̞at̪as]. remotas is at rank #20,803, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reˈmot̪as].
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 64028, this pair ranks #46,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regatas vs remotas
Shared letters: aerst. Private to "regatas": g. Private to "remotas": mo.
"regatas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "remotas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regatas" and "remotas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regatas" vs "remotas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regatas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remotas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regatas" and "remotas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regatas vs regatear". 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 #46,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.