remavsrenalWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rema is a noun, renal is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rema” is a noun and “renal” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,570
“rema” frequency rank
#14,691
“renal” frequency rank
60261
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rema renal
Definition En la gramática discursiva, parte de la oración que desarrolla el asunto al que el discurso ya hacía referencia, llamado por contraposición tema. En la mayoría de los casos coincide con la información nueva aportada por la oración o cláusula, y corresponde secuencialmente a la parte que sucede al tema. Propio del riñón o relacionado con él.

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
rema
5 ch
renal

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rema is [ˈrema] while renal is [reˈnal]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rema is recorded at frequency rank #45,570, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrema]. renal is at rank #14,691, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reˈnal].

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 60261, this pair ranks #59,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rema vs renal

Shared letters: aer. Private to "rema": m. Private to "renal": ln.

"rema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "renal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remaerma · ream · remma · rmea · rrema
  • renalernal · reanl · renall · renla · rennal · rneal · rrenal

Frequency comparison

rema#45,570
renal#14,691

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rema" and "renal" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rema" is a noun and "renal" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rema" or "renal"?
"renal" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,691 in our Spanish list, against #45,570 for "rema". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rema vs renal

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “rema”; for an adjective, it's “renal”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rema” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list