remitevsresideWhich spelling fits?

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

#23,206
“remite” frequency rank
#7,489
“reside” frequency rank
30695
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remite reside
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remitir o de remitirse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de residir.

Where the eye mixes remite and reside

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

6 ch
remite
6 ch
reside

Visual trap between remite and reside

A purely visual mix-up. remite ([reˈmit̪e]) and reside ([reˈsið̞e]) 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 30695, 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]. reside is at rank #7,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsið̞e].

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 30695, this pair ranks #210,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remite vs reside

Shared letters: eir. Private to "remite": mt. Private to "reside": ds.

"remite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reside" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remiteermite · reimte · remiet · remitte · remmite · remtie · rmeite · rremite
  • resideerside · recide · reisde · resdie · residde · resied · resside · rreside

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "remite" and "reside" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmit̪e] versus [reˈsið̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remite" vs "reside" - which ranks higher?
"reside" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,489 in our Spanish list, against #23,206 for "remite". 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 "remite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reside" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #210,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remite" and "reside" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remite vs reviste". 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 #210,742 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