Which to use
“rema” and “roda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,570
- “rema” frequency rank
- #33,831
- “roda” frequency rank
- 79401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rema | roda |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Parte de la quilla de una embarcación que converge en la proa o la popa rematando y reforzando el casco. |
Where the eye mixes rema and roda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rema and roda follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rema and roda
A purely visual mix-up. rema ([ˈrema]) and roda ([ˈroð̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79401, 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]. roda is at rank #33,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈroð̞a].
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 79401, this pair ranks #13,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rema vs roda
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rema": em. Private to "roda": do.
"rema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "rema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rema" and "roda" 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
Confusion rank #13,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.