remarvsrozarWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#25,789
“remar” frequency rank
#39,444
“rozar” frequency rank
65233
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remar rozar
Definition Propulsar una embarcación usando remos. Apenas tocar en movimiento un borde de un cuerpo físico a otro.

Where the eye mixes remar and rozar

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

5 ch
remar
5 ch
rozar

Why the eye confuses remar with rozar

A purely visual mix-up. remar ([reˈmaɾ]) and rozar ([roˈsaɾ]) 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 65233, 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]. rozar is at rank #39,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈsaɾ].

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 65233, this pair ranks #43,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remar vs rozar

Shared letters: ar. Private to "remar": em. Private to "rozar": oz.

"remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rozar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarermar · reamr · remarr · remmar · remra · rmear · rremar
  • rozarorzar · roazr · rozarr · rozra · rozzar · rrozar · rzoar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "remar" for "rozar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmaɾ] versus [roˈsaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "remar" or "rozar" show up more?
"remar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,789 in our Spanish list, against #39,444 for "rozar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "remar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rozar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remar" and "rozar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rozan vs rozar". 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 #43,255 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