reímosvsremosTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#25,038
“reímos” frequency rank
#30,644
“remos” frequency rank
55682
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reímos remos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de reír o de reírse. Forma del plural de remo.

Where the eye mixes reímos and remos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reímos runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against remos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
reímos
5 ch
remos

Look-alike desk: reímos vs remos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reímos is [reˈimos] while remos is [ˈremos]. 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 55682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reímos is recorded at frequency rank #25,038, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈimos]. 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 55682, this pair ranks #77,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reímos vs remos

Shared letters: emors. Private to "reímos": í. Private to "remos": -.

"reímos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "remos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remos ← ermos · remmos · remoss · remso · reoms · rmeos · rremos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reímos" and "remos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reímos" is a verb and "remos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reímos" or "remos"?
"reímos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,038 in our Spanish list, against #30,644 for "remos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "reímos" and "remos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reímos" 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 #77,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reímos" and "remos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remos vs rezamos". 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 #77,836 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