Which to use
“REM” and “remos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,225
- “REM” frequency rank
- #30,644
- “remos” frequency rank
- 65869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | REM | remos |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forma del plural de remo. |
Where the eye mixes REM and remos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. REM runs 3 letters (CVC) against remos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between REM and remos
A purely visual mix-up. REM ([ˈrẽm]) and remos ([ˈremos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “REM” sits inside “remos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65869, 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]. 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 65869, this pair ranks #41,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of REM vs remos
Shared letters: emr. Private to "REM": -. Private to "remos": os.
"REM" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "remos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remos ← ermos · remmos · remoss · remso · reoms · rmeos · rremos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "REM" and "remos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "REM" or "remos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "REM" 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 #41,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "REM" and "remos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "REM vs rema". 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 #41,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.