remavsreyWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#45,570
“rema” frequency rank
#492
“rey” frequency rank
46062
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rema rey
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. Monarca soberano de un reino.

Where the eye mixes rema and rey

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
rema
3 ch
rey

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. rema ([ˈrema]) and rey ([ˈrej]) 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 46062, 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]. rey is at rank #492, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrej].

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 46062, this pair ranks #127,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rema vs rey

Shared letters: er. Private to "rema": am. Private to "rey": y.

"rema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "rey" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remaerma · ream · remma · rmea · rrema

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rema" and "rey" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrema] versus [ˈrej]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rema" or "rey"?
"rey" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #492 in our Spanish list, against #45,570 for "rema". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "rema" and "rey". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rema" and "rey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rema vs riba". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list