Which to use
“remisión” and “remoción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,596
- “remisión” frequency rank
- #20,801
- “remoción” frequency rank
- 47397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remisión | remoción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de remitir. | Acción y efecto de remover o removerse. |
Where the eye mixes remisión and remoción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. remisión and remoción follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses remisión with remoción
A purely visual mix-up. remisión ([remiˈsjõn]) and remoción ([remoˈsjõn]) 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 47397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remisión is recorded at frequency rank #26,596, classified as anoun, pronounced [remiˈsjõn]. remoción is at rank #20,801, tagged as anoun, pronounced [remoˈsjõn].
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 47397, this pair ranks #120,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remisión vs remoción
Shared letters: eimnró. Private to "remisión": s. Private to "remoción": co.
"remisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "remoción" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remisión" and "remoción" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "remisión" or "remoción" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remoción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remisión" and "remoción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remisión vs rescisión". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #120,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.