religiónvsremisiónWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,879
“religión” frequency rank
#26,596
“remisión” frequency rank
28475
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature religión remisión
Definition Creencia y culto de lo sobrenatural y sagrado. Acción o efecto de remitir.

Where the eye mixes religión and remisión

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. religión and remisión follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
religión
8 ch
remisión

Visual trap between religión and remisión

A purely visual mix-up. religión ([reliˈxjõn]) and remisión ([remiˈsjõn]) 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 28475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

religión is recorded at frequency rank #1,879, classified as anoun, pronounced [reliˈxjõn]. remisión is at rank #26,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced [remiˈsjõn].

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 28475, this pair ranks #221,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of religión vs remisión

Shared letters: einró. Private to "religión": gl. Private to "remisión": ms.

"religión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "remisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "religión" and "remisión" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reliˈxjõn] versus [remiˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "religión" vs "remisión" - which ranks higher?
"religión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,879 in our Spanish list, against #26,596 for "remisión". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "religión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #221,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "religión" and "remisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remisión vs rescisión". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #221,854 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