rematavsromanaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#29,814
“remata” frequency rank
#7,354
“romana” frequency rank
37168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remata romana
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rematar. Especie de balanza usada para medir el peso de un objeto que se cuelga del gancho que tiene en el extremo del brazo más corto, cerca del cual está el fiel y el punto de apoyo, mientras que el otro brazo es mucho más largo y en él se encuentra grabada la escala, sobre la que se mueve el pilón, que sirve de contrapeso.

Where the eye mixes remata and romana

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remata and romana 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
romana

Visual trap between remata and romana

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remata is [reˈmat̪a] while romana is [roˈmana]. 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 37168, 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]. romana is at rank #7,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [roˈmana].

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 37168, this pair ranks #176,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remata vs romana

Shared letters: amr. Private to "remata": et. Private to "romana": no.

"remata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "romana" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remata ← ermata · reamta · remaat · rematta · remmata · remtaa · rmeata · rremata
  • romana ← ormana · rmoana · roamna · romaan · romanna · rommana · romnaa · rromana

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "remata" and "romana" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remata" is a verb and "romana" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "remata" vs "romana" - which ranks higher?
"romana" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,354 in our Spanish list, against #29,814 for "remata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "romana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remata" and "romana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasa vs remata". 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 #176,742 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