Which to use
“remar” and “retar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,789
- “remar” frequency rank
- #37,304
- “retar” frequency rank
- 63093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remar | retar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propulsar una embarcación usando remos. | Dicho de un noble: acusar ante el rey a otro noble de alevosía, quedando obligado el primero a mantener la denuncia en buena lid. |
Where the eye mixes remar and retar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remar and retar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses remar with retar
A purely visual mix-up. remar ([reˈmaɾ]) and retar ([reˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - m in “remar” becomes t in “retar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remar is recorded at frequency rank #25,789, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈmaɾ]. retar is at rank #37,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪aɾ].
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 63093, this pair ranks #49,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remar vs retar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "remar": m. Private to "retar": t.
"remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "retar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remar" and "retar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "remar" or "retar" 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 "remar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remar" and "retar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renard vs retar". 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 #49,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.