remitevsremitenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,206
“remite” frequency rank
#41,602
“remiten” frequency rank
64808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remite remiten
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remitir o de remitirse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remitir.

Where the eye mixes remite and remiten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. remite runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against remiten's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
remite
7 ch
remiten

Look-alike desk: remite vs remiten

A purely visual mix-up. remite ([reˈmit̪e]) and remiten ([reˈmit̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “remite” sits inside “remiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remite is recorded at frequency rank #23,206, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈmit̪e]. remiten is at rank #41,602, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈmit̪ẽn].

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 64808, this pair ranks #44,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remite vs remiten

Shared letters: eimrt. Private to "remite": -. Private to "remiten": n.

"remite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "remiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remiteermite · reimte · remiet · remitte · remmite · remtie · rmeite · rremite
  • remitenermiten · reimten · remietn · remitenn · remitne · remitten · remmiten · remtien

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remite" and "remiten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmit̪e] versus [reˈmit̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remite" vs "remiten" - which ranks higher?
"remite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,206 in our Spanish list, against #41,602 for "remiten". 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 "remite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remite" and "remiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remiten vs repites". 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 #44,501 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