Which to use
“reían” is a verb and “rema” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,823
- “reían” frequency rank
- #45,570
- “rema” frequency rank
- 75393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reían | rema |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reír o de reírse. | 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 reían and rema
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reían runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against rema's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reían and rema
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reían is [reˈiãn] while rema is [ˈrema]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 75393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reían is recorded at frequency rank #29,823, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈiãn]. 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 75393, this pair ranks #19,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reían vs rema
Shared letters: aer. Private to "reían": ní. Private to "rema": m.
"reían" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "rema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rema ← erma · ream · remma · rmea · rrema
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reían" and "rema" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reían" or "rema" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "reían" 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 #19,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reían" 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 #19,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.