remarvsRomaTell them apart

Quick tell: remar is a verb, Roma is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remar” is a verb and “Roma” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,789
“remar” frequency rank
#2,049
“Roma” frequency rank
27838
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remar Roma
Definition Propulsar una embarcación usando remos. Ciudad capital de Italia.

Where the eye mixes remar and Roma

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
remar
4 ch
Roma

Visual trap between remar and Roma

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remar is [reˈmaɾ] while Roma is [ˈroma]. 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 (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27838, 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]. Roma is at rank #2,049, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈroma].

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 27838, this pair ranks #224,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remar vs Roma

Shared letters: amr. Private to "remar": e. Private to "Roma": o.

"remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Roma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarermar · reamr · remarr · remmar · remra · rmear · rremar
  • Romaorma · rmoa · roam · romma · rroma

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "remar" for "Roma" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remar" is a verb and "Roma" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remar" or "Roma"?
"Roma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,049 in our Spanish list, against #25,789 for "remar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "remar" and "Roma" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Roma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #224,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remar" and "Roma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remar vs renard". 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 #224,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list