remisiónvsremociónConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
remisión
8 ch
remoción

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?
No. They are said differently ([remiˈsjõn] versus [remoˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "remisión" or "remoción" show up more?
"remoción" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,801 in our Spanish list, against #26,596 for "remisión". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list