rematadovsremitidoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#44,411
“rematado” frequency rank
#25,790
“remitido” frequency rank
70201
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rematado remitido
Definition Participio de rematar. Participio de remitir.

Where the eye mixes rematado and remitido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
rematado
8 ch
remitido

Visual trap between rematado and remitido

A purely visual mix-up. rematado ([remaˈt̪að̞o]) and remitido ([remiˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 70201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rematado is recorded at frequency rank #44,411, classified as averb, pronounced [remaˈt̪að̞o]. remitido is at rank #25,790, tagged as averb, pronounced [remiˈt̪ið̞o].

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 70201, this pair ranks #30,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rematado vs remitido

Shared letters: demort. Private to "rematado": a. Private to "remitido": i.

"rematado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "remitido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rematadoermatado · reamtado · remaatdo · remataddo · remataod · rematdao · remattado · remmatado
  • remitidoermitido · reimtido · remiitdo · remitdio · remitiddo · remitiod · remittido · remmitido

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rematado" for "remitido" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([remaˈt̪að̞o] versus [remiˈt̪ið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rematado" vs "remitido" - which ranks higher?
"remitido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,790 in our Spanish list, against #44,411 for "rematado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rematado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remitido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #30,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rematado" and "remitido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rematado vs rentado". 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 #30,252 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