Which to use
“REM” and “rest” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,225
- “REM” frequency rank
- #31,964
- “rest” frequency rank
- 67189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | REM | rest |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Descanso, reposo. |
Where the eye mixes REM and rest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: REM vs rest
A purely visual mix-up. REM ([ˈrẽm]) and rest (/rɛst/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67189, 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]. rest is at rank #31,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced /rɛst/.
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 67189, this pair ranks #37,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of REM vs rest
Shared letters: er. Private to "REM": m. Private to "rest": st.
"REM" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rest" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rest ← erst · resst · restt · rets · rrest · rset
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "REM" for "rest" ever safe?
Which is more common, "REM" or "rest"?
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 "REM" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "REM" and "rest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasta vs rest". 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 #37,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.