regirvsremarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“regir” and “remar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,913
“regir” frequency rank
#25,789
“remar” frequency rank
54702
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regir remar
Definition Gobernar, ejercer el poder de mando de un lugar u organización. Propulsar una embarcación usando remos.

Where the eye mixes regir and remar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. regir and remar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
regir
5 ch
remar

Look-alike desk: regir vs remar

A purely visual mix-up. regir ([reˈxiɾ]) and remar ([reˈmaɾ]) 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 54702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regir is recorded at frequency rank #28,913, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈxiɾ]. remar is at rank #25,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈmaɾ].

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 54702, this pair ranks #82,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regir vs remar

Shared letters: er. Private to "regir": gi. Private to "remar": am.

"regir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regir ← ergir · reggir · regirr · regri · reigr · rgeir · rregir
  • remar ← ermar · reamr · remarr · remmar · remra · rmear · rremar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regir" and "remar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈxiɾ] versus [reˈmaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "regir" vs "remar" - which ranks higher?
"remar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,789 in our Spanish list, against #28,913 for "regir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #82,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regir" and "remar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regir vs rugir". 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 #82,140 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