remitevsresisteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#23,206
“remite” frequency rank
#10,413
“resiste” frequency rank
33619
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remite resiste
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 resistir o de resistirse.

Where the eye mixes remite and resiste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
remite
7 ch
resiste

Look-alike desk: remite vs resiste

A purely visual mix-up. remite ([reˈmit̪e]) and resiste ([reˈsist̪e]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33619, 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]. resiste is at rank #10,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsist̪e].

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 33619, this pair ranks #195,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remite vs resiste

Shared letters: eirt. Private to "remite": m. Private to "resiste": s.

"remite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "resiste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remiteermite · reimte · remiet · remitte · remmite · remtie · rmeite · rremite
  • resisteersiste · reciste · reisste · resiset · resisste · resistte · resitse · ressiste

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remite" and "resiste" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmit̪e] versus [reˈsist̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remite" vs "resiste" - which ranks higher?
"resiste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,413 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

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 "resiste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #195,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remite" and "resiste" 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 #195,815 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