rematavsremitoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: remata is a verb, remito is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remata” is a verb and “remito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,814
“remata” frequency rank
#29,816
“remito” frequency rank
59630
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remata remito
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rematar. Albarán, nota de entrega que firma la persona que recibe una mercancía.

Where the eye mixes remata and remito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remata and remito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
remata
6 ch
remito

Why the eye confuses remata with remito

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remata is [reˈmat̪a] while remito is [reˈmit̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remata is recorded at frequency rank #29,814, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈmat̪a]. remito is at rank #29,816, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈmit̪o].

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 59630, this pair ranks #61,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remata vs remito

Shared letters: emrt. Private to "remata": a. Private to "remito": io.

"remata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "remito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remata ← ermata · reamta · remaat · rematta · remmata · remtaa · rmeata · rremata
  • remito ← ermito · reimto · remiot · remitto · remmito · remtio · rmeito · rremito

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "remata" and "remito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remata" is a verb and "remito" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "remata" vs "remito" - which ranks higher?
"remata" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,814 in our Spanish list, against #29,816 for "remito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "remata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remata" and "remito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réditos vs remito". 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 #61,921 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