REM vs remar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#35,225
“REM” frequency rank: #25,789
“remar” frequency rank: 61014
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	REM	remar
Definition	Fase del sueño durante la que suceden los ensueños más intensos. Durante esta fase, los ojos se mueven rápidamente y la actividad de las neuronas del cerebro se asemeja a la de cuando se está despierto.	Propulsar una embarcación usando remos.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set REM and remar apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

REM

5 ch

remar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: REM is [ˈrẽm] while remar is [reˈmaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “REM” sits inside “remar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

REM is recorded at frequency rank #35,225, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrẽm]. 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 61014, this pair ranks #56,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of REM vs remar

Shared letters: emr. Private to "REM": -. Private to "remar": a.

"REM" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

remar ← ermar · reamr · remarr · remmar · remra · rmear · rremar

Frequency comparison

REM#35,225

remar#25,789

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "REM" and "remar" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "REM" is a noun and "remar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "REM" or "remar"?

"remar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,789 in our Spanish list, against #35,225 for "REM". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering REM vs remar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “REM”; for a verb, it's “remar”.
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